President Gustavo Petro Through Decree 0467 he lifted the state of internal shock, decreed for the Catatumbo region Before the armed confrontation between the ELN and the dissidents of the FARC in several parts of the department, which has left according to the figures of the local authorities, more than 65 thousand people in displacement condition.
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However, the decision to extend for 90 more days, the validity of 11 legislative decrees that were issued during that period of exception.
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Given this situation, there is total expectation in Norte de Santander in the face of the possibility that the decrees that will remain in force contribute to recover tranquility in the area, in the midst of the complex public order situation.
Luis Fernando Niño, High Counselor for Peace in Norte de Santander, in dialogue with RCN Radio He said that the eleven decrees that will continue in force in the next 90 days are related to military intervention and social leaders protection.
“On April 23, the 90 days of the internal shock were fulfilled, the government makes the decision not to extend the macro decree, where there were 21 specific decrees, with this decision, the government Leave 11 of these decrees, among them, to limit substance trade for coca processing, that of being able to continue with the replacement of illicit crops, to protect social leaders, that of military control in the area, the land protection, food among others, which continue to advance for 90 days, until the end of the validity, “said the senior counselor for peace.
Similarly, in the region they hope that eleven specific decrees that will be in force for 90 more days, They manage to advance immediately in the recovery of security in the Catatumbo.
“What is expected is that these eleven decrees progress quickly, because in the period of internal shock, we fail to have significant advances; the decrees They are exceptional standards that allow projects and processes to be done They improve people’s quality of life in the region. “
According to the national government, the provisions that are extended are:
Among the extended decrees are:
- Decree 106: Financing and economic relief measures to mitigate the impact of displacement in the agricultural sector.
- Decree 107: Actions to protect agri -food production, productive chains and the right to feeding.
- Decree 108: protection of Rural lands and hoarding prevention.
- Decree 117: Support to tourism sector and tax benefits for those who house displaced.
- Decree 118: Maintenance of the operational control of the Public Force.
- Decree 120: flexibility of intermunicipal public transport with military support.
- Decree 121: Projects of Drinking water and basic sanitation led by the Ministry of Housing.
- Decree 134: Restrictions on the marketing of supplies used to produce cocaine.
- Decree 137: extraordinary measures of Protection for victims of human rights violations.
- Decree 180: impulse a lawful economies and replacement of illicit crops with tax incentives.
- Decree 433: Creation of 20 new Family defenders by the ICBF.
In addition, one of the main goals in the region is to reach a ceasefire that allows implementing decrees effectively. “Without the end of the conflict, it will not be possible to advance,” warned the Child Counselor.
For its part, Diogenes QuinteroRepresentative for the Peace Curules, expressed concern about the impossibility of issuing new measures, which limits the ability to respond to the persistent crisis.
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The Government continues waiting for the pronouncement of the Constitutional Court About the Exequibility of internal shock, as requested by the Attorney General’s Officein order to make the investments announced for the area.
Source: Integrated information system
