Enrique Low-Murtra | |
|---|---|
| Colombian Minister of Justice | |
| In office September 7, 1987 – August 10, 1988 | |
| President | Virgilio Barco Vargas |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Suescún Monroy |
| Succeeded by | Mónica de Greiff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Enrique Low Murtra March 23, 1949 Bogotá D.M., Colombia |
| Died | April 30, 1991 (aged 42) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Spouse |
Yoshiko Nakayama (m. 1963) |
| Children | Amalia Low Nakayama Olga Low Nakayama |
| Parent(s) | Rudolf Low Maus María Murtra Casanovas |
| Alma mater | National University of Colombia University of Illinois Harvard University La Salle University Universidad Externado de Colombia University of the Andes University of Valle |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Enrique Low Murtra (March 23, 1939 – April 30, 1991) was a Colombian lawyer and politician, who served as minister of justice under President Virgilio Barco Vargas, and was assassinated by orders of Pablo Escobar because of his work as minister, like his predecessors, in prosecuting cocaine traffickers mainly belonging to the Medellín Cartel.[1]
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