In the last few hours, a vandalism occurred in the Artigas Plateau, where the memorial is located where the mortal remains of General Líber Seregni were scattered. The plaque that commemorates the founder of the FA was destroyed.
In this sense, the mayor Ricardo Fleitas of Seregnista Call – Progressives promoted a statement that was taken by the Departmental Board.
“The Departmental Board of Paysandú repudiates this type of acts of vandalism and promotes peaceful and democratic expression that honors the long peaceful tradition of building the rule of law in our country,” the statement said.
In the Artigas Plateau, “the memorial is located that remembers where the mortal remains of General Líber Seregni were scattered, which was vandalized, and the plaque that remembers him was destroyed.”
All political parties have recognized Seregni’s legacy, and remembered him as “a man who built peace, consensus and forged unity in diversity.”
“The times we live in require public commitments from all political parties condemning so that violence does not defeat us by disagreeing with our ideas. Therefore, the Departmental Board of Paysandú repudiates this type of acts of vandalism and promotes peaceful and democratic expression that honors the long peaceful tradition of building the rule of law in our country”, the statement indicates.
FA filed a police complaint
For its part, the Broad Front publicly expressed its “total repudiation and concern at the reiteration, for the third time, of the attack on the memorial of General Líber Seregni, on the Artigas Plateau, where his ashes were scattered and a plaque was placed as a tribute. ”.
In this sense, this Friday, September 2, after verifying the vandalism, the FA made the corresponding police report.
“Actions like these are difficult to see isolated from other attacks carried out” such as, for example, the one on the Memorial of the Detained-Disappeared, in the Cerro de Montevideo.
“From this political force, we appeal to coexistence and respect, because they are values that we must not allow to be overwhelmed and go unnoticed in a democratic society”, sentenced the FA.
