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RSenadores opositores acusaron este lunes en un debate de moción de censura al ministro de Defensa de Colombia, Diego Molano, de ser uno de los "responsables
May 20, 2021 One of Colombia’s leading opposition forces demanded the resignation of President Ivan Duque‘s national security adviser after attacking government critics on social media. In a series of tweets, National Security Adviser Rafael Guarin claimed on Wednesday that “we cannot allow they disguise crime as protests or justify violence with protests.” On Tuesday, the national security adviser accused opposition Senator Gustavo Petro of being an “instigator of violence” who “dreams of massacres.” Opposition politicians of Petro’s “Historic Pact” demanded the resig...
May 18, 2021 President Ivan Duque called on the maximum deployment of Colombia’s security forces while his peace commissioner rejected strike leaders’ demands to end the violent repression of peaceful protests. In a televised address, Duque ordered the security forces’ maximum deployment claiming that “there is a clear criminal interest” behind roadblocks that have been put up in the southwest of the country. There exists no evidence of any involvement of criminal organizations or guerrilla groups in the protests. The president made the announcement while the organizers of national ...
May 15, 2021 Colombia’s opposition pressed charges against President Ivan Duque, his defense minister and top security officials before the International Criminal Court. In a video message, opposition Senator Ivan Cepeda said that Duque, Defense Minister Diego Molano, General Jorge Luis Vargas of the National Police and General Jorge Luis Vargas of the National were facing charges for “the alleged carrying out of crimes against humanity.” President Ivan Duque, General Jorge Luis Vargas, General Eduardo Zapateiro and Defense Minister Diego Molano. According to Cepeda, the government and ...
El senador colombiano del izquierdista Polo Democrático Iván Cepeda (Bogotá, 1962) advierte de que la estrategia del Gobierno del presidente Iván Duque, de alentar a civiles armados y policías infiltrados a disparar contra los manifestantes, puede ser la semilla de un nuevo paramilitarismo y pide a la ONU que pase a la acción, pues las “ declaraciones” no son suficientes ante la violencia desatada. El senador habla de una violación sistemática de los derechos humanos en las últimas dos semanas y de la creación de un “laboratorio del terror” en la ciudad de Cali. También expl...