Luz Fabiola, the woman who denigrated Francia Márquez and who insulted the Afro-descendant community by calling them thieves, was already summoned by the Prosecutor’s Office, and this time the vice president does not just want apologies.
Colombia News.
The case of racism and that some have described as “hate of cases” carried out by Luz Fabiola Rubiano against Vice President Francia Márquez on September 26 and that went viral on social networks, could be much more complicated, since the official said that this time , apologies are not enough and there will be no reconciliation.
Apparently surpassed her chapter with Marbelle, with Miguel Polo Polo and other characters who publicly denigrated her and made comments in a racist tone, this time, Márquez says that these behaviors must be stopped.
The woman ranted about the functions performed by the vice president, as second in command of the Nation, pointing out that she earns more than “a million pesos for doing nothing.”
Someone at the protest, apparently from an alternative media outlet, rebuked her and told her why she was saying that, the woman replied: “What education can a black person have?… Black people kill, rob and steal, what education do they have?”
And then he compared the leader of Cauca with an ape.
The woman that day denigrated Márquez and the Afro community.
Although that day, she said her name was Esperanza Castro, authorities managed to locate and identify her.
So once identified, the Prosecutor’s Office announced that it will charge him with the crime related to “promoting racism.”
no reconciliation
The vice president was asked during a television interview on RTVC about the investigative process being carried out against Luz Fabiola, and she replied that this time, there will be no conciliation.
“Well, I realized that reconciling and placing him to retract does not prevent the rest of society from continuing to incur in these acts,” said the official.
He pointed out that he hopes that the process will complete its procedure, and that the judge will proceed to impose the sanctions “that the law establishes.”
The woman involved indicates that she has received death threats from people and that she fears for her life.
#ExclusiveRTVCNews ? In conversation with the vice president @FranciaMarquezM He assured that he will no longer make more conciliations for racism.
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— RTVC News (@RTVCnoticias) October 5, 2022
While this is happening, the debate on social networks continues, about racism, how to combat it and how it is handled in a country where in many cases they point out, “morality is very selective.”
Some have even pointed to Francia Márquez herself.
For others, if it is necessary that there is a precedent of punishment for those who promote hatred, division, bullying and racism In colombia.
It is not the first mess due to racism in which the vice president has been involved, during the campaign the situation was critical.
