By Jorge Rolón Luna.*
There is no doubt that the assassination has become a phenomenon that presents diverse angles and that such a multiform face has become a characteristic. In May 2023 a police investigation thwarted an attack that was underway, at least according to the investigators, which would have been a new twist to the phenomenon. It was an attack on a massive event in Asunción, which would make the tragic event that occurred at the Ja’umína Fest music festival (January 30, 2022), as the work of boy scouts: “supposedly the plan was that the assassins should use long weapons since the target is always protected by two thugs which would generate a crossfire in which many of the attendees could be hit by bullets from the crossfire…“. This was a criminal operation, far from their bases, with intelligence work, logistics and a high number of unusual direct operatives to comply with an order. Not that it was unusual (think of the Rafaat operation in 2016), but there is no doubt that the capacity and versatility of criminal drug trafficking groups is only increasing.