He National Government The event was suspended this Friday in which the State would apologize for the genocide of the left-wing Patriotic Union party (UP)which in the 80s and 90s of the last century left nearly 6,000 victims among its militants, due to the non-attendance of the President Gustavo Petrowhich has a “respiratory infection“.
Petro himself confirmed in his X account that he suspended his schedule for this Friday, since the doctors recommended “rest due to a strong flu and respiratory illness“.
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“Today I stand with all the victims and, as head of state, I want to apologize for the atrocities committed against the Patriotic Union“added Petro, to which the attendees gathered in the Bolivar Squarein the center of Bogotathey stated “If Petro doesn’t come, then we leave“.
In the square they gathered hundreds of UP victims and relatives who brought life-size photographs of the missing militants.
Event of forgiveness for genocide to the Patriotic Union
After the commotion and moments of uncertainty, several government ministers came on board, including the head of the Environment and Sustainable Development portfolio, Susana Muhamadwho said that the Government considered it preferable to suspend the event and reschedule it so that the president can be present.
Waiting for the president on the platform were the Ministers of Labor, Gloria Inés Ramírez, and of Agriculture, Martha Carvajalino, as well as the Minister of Culture, Juan David Correa.
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This event was organized by the Government in compliance with the ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR).which condemned the State of Colombia for the “extermination plan” of the Patriotic Union.
The UP was born in 1985 as part of an attempted peace agreement by then-president Belisario Betancur with the FARC guerrilla, but in the following years the formation was the victim of a genocide for which in March 2020 the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) He credited her as a victim of crimes committed by State agents.
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At least 5,733 members of this left-wing Colombian party were murdered or disappearedamong them the presidential candidates Jaime Pardo Leal (1987) and Bernardo Jaramillo Ossa (1990), according to the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP).
EFE
