From the department of Putumayo, where the father of Jesús David Ureña, Mayor in charge of the municipality of El Charco, in the Pacific of Nariño, kidnapped 12 days ago by illegal groups when he was traveling from Guapi in Cauca; He asked for respect for the life of the Public Official and offered himself in exchange for his freedom.
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Mr Alvaro Urena, He spoke with the information portal Putumayo News and there expressed his concern about the fate of his son who has served as a public official in various positions in the department and in Nariño, In addition to asking for respect for life, he assured that he was willing to surrender in exchange for his son’s freedom.
“In our prayers we asked for so many things, for the displaced, for the vulnerable, for the kidnapped, for the anxiety of our territory; for everything we asked for third parties and today I have to ask myself, I am living it firsthand. To the friends who have shown solidarity with me, thank you very much, to those who have it, some of you will be parents, you have your children, touch your heart, he is a boy who is beginning to forge his life project, he has his children, do not do anything to me please and if you accept an exchange I am willing to go where you tell me but give me back my boy”, expresses the anguished father.
Meanwhile, in Nariño, several voices have been raised calling for the mayor to return to his home and work, but still It has not been possible to establish which illegal armed group committed the kidnapping, although the military authorities explained that two dissident groups of the FARC and a redoubt of the ELN acting in the area would be responsible, through a press release the FARC dissidents They explained that they were not responsible for the incident.
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In addition, so that the administration of the municipality of El Charco does not stop, Governor John Rojas appointed Mr. Franklin Yesque Hinestroza as acting mayor.who had been serving as Secretary of Government and who as a public official has held various positions, including being elected as a councilor for four terms.
