ELN members threatened more than 1,000 people in two paths, according to local authorities.
The operations are directed against criminal groups.
After the serious humanitarian crisis that was generated in Arenal, Bolívar,for the forced displacement of more than 1,000 people at the hands of the ELN, President Gustavo Petro ordered the Army to immediately deploy that area of the country to protect the population.
“The ELN ordered to evict the paths of San Agustín and Santo Domingo, in Arenal (Bolívar). Prior work to detect mines and traps, ordered the army to take the territory. There can be no closure land for the army, or for the people of Colombia, ”said the president.
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Precisely on social networks, videos of the inhabitants of these areas of the southern department were known, who stated that they threatened them with pamphlets and had to go out immediately, leaving their belongings and homes abandoned.
On this panorama, The mayor of Arenal, Ramón Zayas denounced that there are more people on their way to this area because they were also threatened by this illegal armed group.
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Before this panorama, Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez reported that operations were deployed to resume control of these points and protect the population Given the risk that criminals install antipersonal mines.
“With support from anti -explosive equipment, our troops advance to protect the civilian population In the face of the installation of explosive artifacts and antipersonal mines planted by the Eln drug trafficking cartel, ”said the minister.
He added that: “Systematically attack the civilian population, as the Eln drug cartel has done, it is a crime of extreme gravity, cataloged as a crime against humanity, which does not prescribe and justice can be applied anywhere in the world. ”
Finally, he indicated that the safety of the regions will be guaranteed with the premise that there are no vented land either for the Colombian people or for the public force.
Source: Integrated information system
