Jhonatan Rivera García and Ronal Alexander Ramírez Salamanca are in Colombia, keep a low profile, do not take to the streets and are afraid for their safety and that of their families.
The two men returned home from Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, June 4, 2021. They left the island for the Dominican Republic on the 1st. of June and three days later they traveled to Colombia.
They were the first to abandon the mission that today has 18 retired military (Colombians), captured, unions to assassinate President Jovenel Moïse, on July 7.
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People close to Rivera and Ramirez warn that they were the first to be surprised to learn of the events recorded in Port-since the day they returned to Colombia (June 1, a month and 6 days before the murder of Moïse), argued that the purpose of hiring retired staff was to provide security to Haitian personalities, and to the future president, Cristián Emanuel Sanon ”.
The two men sought legal support from the firm Quintero López Advocats, SAS on July 11, the goal: to deal with possible charges abroad for their relationship with orders that traveled to Haiti. They noted that they are willing to cooperate with the authorities.
It was learned that Rivera and Ramirez traveled to Bogota between July 13 and 15 and sought contact with the Haitian diplomatic representation and Interpol Colombia.
One of Jhonatan Rivera’s priorities was to clarify that although his brother Germán Rivera is mentioned as one of the masterminds of the murder, he had nothing to do with it; and in passing asks for respect for the rights of his brother and the others captured.
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Ex-captain Germán Rivera, taken in Haiti.
Rivera and Ramirez left their contact details and declared themselves willing to respond to the call of the authorities whenever necessary, and as a sign of their goodwill they presented their passports and visas to Interpol.
EL TEMPS know some sections of his statements, which have allowed Interpol agents to move forward in the timeline and ratify the role of some of those mentioned.
Retired captain Germán Rivera García, ended up, according to versions known to this newspaper, as head of the operation, and was known as Colonel Mike.
It was also confirmed that Germán Rivera knew Arcánngel Pretel Ortiz and Antonio Emmanuel Intriago, partners and representatives of the CTU Security company based in Miami, United States.
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According to information provided to Colombian authorities Germán Rivera met with Pretel Ortiz in La Paz, Bolivia, in June 2020, the goal: a security contract for the future President of this country, work that did not materialize because whom they were going to protect from losing the election.
This is another of the clues that has been shared with Interpol to make checks in this country and establish the scope of this alleged contract in this country.
Then, the Colombians declared, there was a second contact, in early February 2021, where through a call Pretel Ortiz informs Germán Rivera of the security proposal in Haiti.
Jhonatan Rivera met with CTU Security
According to information provided by Jhonatan Rivera, his brother Germán called him and asked him to be on his representation at a meeting with CTU Security managers.
Germán did not have an American visa while Jhonatan resided in the United States and worked as a waiter, which made it easier for him to travel to Miami to find out about the job offer.
This meeting took place on February 14 and was attended by Archangel Pretel and Antonio Emmanuel Intriago on behalf of the security company; Cristián Emanuel Sanon (captured) and James Solages (captured), representing a group of politicians on the island and Jhonatan Rivera.
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According to Rivera’s testimony, the proposal was to provide security to Sanon who would assume the presidency and the group of politicians who were supporting him.
“It was a legal activity and under the protection of the laws,” they would have assured Jhonatan.
With this panorama Jhonatan calls his brother Germán and describes to him the details of the proposal, the contract, the task and the payment. There it became clear that they should look for a large group of retired military, the best, with Special Forces courses, as has been said, to ensure the quality of service.
According to the statements known by this newspaper, with a verbal contract the operation begins, parallel to this Germa’n Creek and sergeant Duberney Capador Giraldo (dead), begin in Colombia to locate to the military in retirement for the work of security.
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On April 28, Jhonatan Rivera travels from the United States to Port-au-Prince on a charter flight with James Solages. It is noteworthy in the conditions in which Rivera traveled because, according to the statements, he had no major requirements at the migration points.
Already in Port-Jhonatan Rivera he is accommodated in the Maxim Boutique Hotel as a diplomat. There he waited for 11 days for his brother Germán, Sergeant Capador and retired lieutenant Ronal Ramírez.
The latter arrive in Port-au-Prince on May 10 and according to witnesses testify they stay at the same hotel, and then transfer them to Emanuel Sanon’s house to secure him.
“The four: the brothers Rivera, Capador and Ramírez provided security services, in turns, at the residence and office of Dr. Sanon, who was always escorted by police,” the report known to EL TEMPS reads.
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They had contact during this time with Ashkar Pierre Joseph (fugitive) and Phenil Gordon, lawyer (fugitive).
The reasons for abandoning the mission
According to the version delivered by Jhonatan Rivera his annoyance started due to the extensive safety shifts (at that time there were only four), due to poor nutrition and because after almost a month of work they had not received payment.
To this was added the insecurity in Port-tirotejos at night and even the blackouts that jeopardized his own life, so he passed the ultimatum to his brother, he returned to Colombia.
In fact, Jhonatan Rivera is not military, so he does not have the required training.
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In the case of Lieutenant Ramirez, he had a confrontation with Capador, for the conditions in which they were and the non-payment of salary and therefore also resigned from the mission.
The two men spend their days watching the news of those who were captured in Haiti and fear ending up entangled in criminal proceedings or that they may even be the subject of retaliation for the information they are delivering and the loss of about 45 million of dollars after the operation in Port-au-Prince.
In Colombia Rivera and Ramirez have no open investigation and have been attending to calls from authorities whenever required.
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