An in-depth review of what is happening in terms of public order in the department of Cauca, It is the central reason for the security council that will be chaired this Monday by the President of the Republic, Gustavo Petro, with the high military, police and civil authorities.
This was announced this Sunday by the president on his Twitter account, where he pointed out that “tomorrow (Monday) there will be a security council in Cauca where important measures will be taken,” this after the murder of three members of the Police by the Farc dissidents in the municipality of Morales, Cauca.
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In this regard, Petro stated that: “Again, another police woman falls between two more young men. This violence makes no political sense, it is the violence of the illicit economies against the civilian population. My condolences to the family of this fallen youth and to the national police. Eymy, Michael and José Laureano”.
Tomorrow there will be a security council in Cauca where important measures will be taken.
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) August 13, 2023
Wave of violence in Cauca
For the heinous crime, the Police announced a reward of up to $200 million to find the whereabouts of ‘Marlon Vásquez’, head of the ‘Jaime Martínez’ front of the Farc dissidents, alias ‘El Paisa’, ‘Samper’ and ‘Martín’ responsible for the homicides.
For its part, the Army confirmed that a professional soldier was kidnapped by an illegal armed group in the municipality of Santander de Quilichao, Cauca. This is the professional soldier Juan David Estrada, who, according to the official report, had traveled to the urban center of the town to buy some food, when he was approached by armed individuals who took him to an unknown destination.
Apparently through a message via cell phone, he was able to notify that he had been kidnapped, without his whereabouts being known to date.
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On the other hand, it was learned that Uribismo will directly express to the government its discomfort due to the lack of real commitment of that insurgency with the peace process that they are seeking to have.
From Aranjuez, the commune with the second highest number of homicides so far this year in 2023 in Medellín, the former president and head of the Democratic Center, Álvaro Uribe, made a statement to that effect.
«Doctor Fabio Valencia will speak with the Government that has invited him to participate in the dialogue with the Farc, despite the fact that we are an opposition party. He will express our concern because the FARC does not want peace and intends to subdue our democracy,” said the former president of the Republic.
Uribe is currently campaigning for his candidates for the October elections, and this Sunday he will accompany the aspiring mayors, Medellín councilors and representatives from Antioquia.
Valencia Cossio was chosen by the President of the Republic, Gustavo Petro as one of the negotiators that the government will have at the table with the FARC dissidents, a team that will be led by the former Health Minister and analyst, Camilo González Posso.
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