A group of Peruvians residing on Chinería Island, Santa Rosa de LoretoThey sang the national anthem while several flags of Peru raised, reaffirming Peruvian sovereignty over the territory. The fact had a military shelter, and Peruvians dressed in a sailor suit.
The incident is given after which past days, a presidential candidate of Colombia, Daniel Quintero, raised the flag of Colombia in Peruvian jurisdiction, increasing the border tensions between the two countries.
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“Long live Peru, we are Peruvians at the heart,” said one of the inhabitants who participated in this brief ceremony. “I am Peruvian, I am on Peruvian soil,” said another of Santa Rosa’s settlers to TV Peru.
Chinería Island is under shelter from the Armed Forces of Peru, who perform terrestrial and river patrol in this area. This, after the statements of the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, who said that the Santa Rosa area belonged to him. For its part, the Peruvian government reaffirmed its sovereignty over this territory, backed in international treaties signed by the two countries.
Colombian topographs were arrested in Santa Rosa
Only a previous day, the National Police of Peru intervened two Colombian topographs in Santa Rosa, who indicated were doing demarcation work. “They only sent us to take measurements, we did not know that a special permit was necessary,” said one of them. His partner added that his work “is the same as we do in Colombia” and denied any irregular activity.
The intervention was carried out by a team of twenty agents and was developed in the waters near the port of Santa Rosa. Both individuals were transferred to the local police station, where they were informed that any activity in Peruvian territory must be coordinated with the authorities, even in areas of free transit for residents.
