A massive displacement is registered in the district of El Diamante, in the municipality of Simití (Bolívar), after the clashes between groups outside the law, which left as balance a murdered couple
The mayor of the town, Orlando Gómez, stated that the deceased presumably belonged to the Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces, situation that has generated fear within the community.
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“They are displaced from the district of El Diamante where yesterday morning groups outside the law had clashes and murdered a couple who allegedly belong to the Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces, this causes the community to be forced to leave for fear of reprisals. All this issue has generated that the issue of public order becomes quite complicated, “said the municipal president.
He added that “there are aerial inspections, the presence of groups outside the law, right now there is a balance of more than 100 people, almost the entire district is displaced, it is a small population. In various corregimientos of the department clashes have been reported this is a high zone and always there are illicit crops, there is a dispute over the territory.”
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“The attention route is activated, the majority of the displaced are children, more than 43 children, we are going to place them in the Integral Development Center. We have lodging data for him, they have accompaniment from the Colombian Institution of Family Welfare and Personería, ”explained the mayor.
Government, police and municipal authorities ccalled a meeting to take measures to mitigate the difficult situation facing the municipality of Simití.
In the municipality, the illicit crop eradication processthey asked to form dialogue tables with the national government to reach agreements that improve the safety and quality of life of the peasants.
