The Colombian government on Friday ordered the suspension of offensive military and police operations against some FARC dissidents with which it has peace negotiations, a day after Do not extend bilateral fire with those groups attributed to this week’s attacks.
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“Whether peace is” President Gustavo Petro expressed in a publication in his X account in which he linked the decree signed by the Minister of Defense, Pedro Sánchez Suárez, who, which It is formalized suspension of operations until May 18.
The document orders to stop “The offensive military operations and the special operations of the National Police” Against members of the Magdalena Media Blocks ‘Commander Gentil Duarte’, Commander Jorge Suárez Briceño and Raúl Reyes, which make up the Block Staff (Emb), split from the central General Staff (EMC), the greatest dissent of the FARC.
The decree will be in force “Until 24:00 on May 18, 2025” and contemplates the creation of a political evaluation team, as well as a communication mechanism to prevent incidents during dialogues with those armed groups.
Although the Paz and EM delegations of the EM hoped to renew the ceasefire for another six months, The Executive decided not to extend it after its expiration on April 15.
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The decision to suspend military operations occurs in a time of crisis After a string of attacks with explosives attributed to the dissidents that have claimed the lives of four people in the last 48 hours, and on which Petro has not yet pronounced.
On Wednesday, An attack with a drone killed worker from an electricity company And he left two injured in Santander de Quilichao, Department of Cauca (Southwest), and on Thursday two more attacks were perpetrated, one on the Pan -American Way in Mondomo (Cauca) in which a woman died, and another in the municipality of La Plata (Huila), where two brothers of 17 and 19 years lost their lives and more than 20 people were injured.
Of these attacks, the Minister of Defense held the dissidents responsible, for which he said that “They continue to kill civilians.”
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The United Nations High Commissioner Office for Human Rights in Colombia condemns these attacks and urges that “Investigate, judge and sanction responsible.”
The UN has reiterated that the protection of human rights and respect for life must be central axes in Any attempt to resolve the armed conflict in Colombiaand has expressed its support for government efforts to achieve a negotiated solution, reminding armed actors their obligation to comply with International Humanitarian Law (DIH).
“We urged non -state armed groups to respect human rights and IHL. We remember that indiscriminate attacks are prohibited by international humanitarian law,” today pointed the UN office in his X account.
EFE
