The national government continues to make progress in its plan to ‘full peace’. While Mexico City is advancing in the second cycle of the peace process with the National Liberation Army (ELN), the Office of the High Commissioner for Peace (Oacp) reported on Tuesday, February 14, that it is advancing in the rapprochement to achieve the urban peace in QuibdóChocó, with the three main illegal armed groups.
The Government canceled the appointment as negotiator in the Total Peace of the son of La Gata
The decision comes after the release of Jorge Luis Alfonso López, alias El Gatico, on February 8, who is convicted of the murder of journalist Rafael Enrique Prins
In a first point of the communiqué it was reported that the meetings took place on February 9 and 10 with the representatives of the three armed groups of Quibdó that have expressed their desire for peace. in the meeting with The Mexicans, R.P.S. and crazy yamwhich had the support of the Catholic Church and the MAPP/OEA, “the commitment to reduce violence in the municipality and to move forward with the process was endorsed,” said the national entity.
According to what was expressed in the official communication, in this phase of rapprochement, “mutual commitments have been agreed upon in the presence of the Catholic Church and international entities and the commitment to stop armed violence and respect life has been maintained.”
Submission Law: on Monday, February 13, the drafting of the project will continue before it is filed by the Government
The Minister of Justice, Néstor Osuna, will lead together with President Gustavo Petro the act of filing before Congress that seeks the disarmament and prosecution of local and national criminal structures, such as the Clan del Golfo or Los Pachenca
It was also noted that during the work days, an interdisciplinary team from the OACP, a delegate from the Ministry of Housing, a delegate from the Vice-Presidency and the delegation of the European Union headed by its ambassador, Gilles Bertrand, toured the neighborhoods of the city and they dialogued with the communities, youth leaders, mothers and presidents of Community Action Boards. They also spoke with representatives of the productive sector of the city.
For the Office of the High Commissioner for Peace It is very important the decision of the members of The Mexicans, R.P.S. and crazy yam to maintain the cessation of their violent and extortion actions, “as can be verified by the local authorities, merchants, businessmen and the Quibdo community,” the statement can be read.
This is how the criminal gangs of Medellín advance in their process of submission to justice
The subjugation of criminal structures in Medellín would be done through ordinary justice with the conditions of a law that will be presented to Congress
At another point in the document, the national entity took the opportunity to deny the reactivation of criminal actions by The Mexicans in Choco.
“The rumors about a supposed reactivation of the operations of the Los Mexicanos group as of next February 15 are not true.”
The murder rate of Quibdó, unlike the national rate, has presented an increasing trend since 2014. At that time, the rate per hundred thousand inhabitants was 65.79 and in 2019 it went to 77.42, which represents an increase of 11.62 points. Finally, in terms of concentration of cases compared to the national total, according to DNP calculations, Quibdó presented 0.72% of the cases registered in Colombia during 2019.
Although the Quibdó mayor’s office He does not have specific figures on extortion in the city, he did affirm that this crime is greatly affecting the community, “although in most cases the victims do not report the crime; However, this criminal behavior is of special attention, which is being successfully combated by the Police and Army Gaula in the city of Quibdó”, he pointed out.
Finally, for the Office of the High Commissioner for Peace, the inhabitants of Quibdó can trust that the climate of peace that is being built in the city will be sustained over the difficulties that arise. “We hope to start soon the phase of socio-legal talks for the consolidation of peace in Quibdó with the help of communities, merchants, businessmen, academia and other social sectors. Total Peace advances”.
