May 14, 2021
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe lost his wits on Thursday over American pressure to investigate alleged state crimes and terrorism to quell anti-government protests, and for a good reason.
In a flurry of video messages, Uribe denied the security forces were involved in the killing and forced disappearance of hundreds of citizens during anti-government protests of the past few weeks.
The former president said these allegation were invented by allies of created demobilized guerrilla group FARC and active “extremist groups.”
The old parallel diplomacy of the FARC and the extremist groups with which it coincides has created abroad the false image that here in this great democracy there is official violence.
Kolumbiens Präsident setzt bei Protesten zunehmend auf Härte
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Colombia’s relationship with the United States is hitting its lowest point in decades as the country’s government faces criticism over its militarized response to massive street protests. The wave of protests risks destabilizing one of Latin America s most functional democracies and the United States s closest ally in the region. While international organizations like the United Nations and the European Union have accused Colombian forces of police brutality in attempting to quell the protests, the Biden administration is taking a more measured approach. Police, whether in the United States or Colombia, need to engage by certain rules and respect fundamental freedoms, and that s not a critique, said Juan González, National Security Council director for the Western Hemisphere.