This beginning of the week began with sad news for the indigenous community and Colombians in general, who are getting ready for the voting day this Sunday, June 19. In rural area of Popayán, the lifeless body of Jesús Antonio Montano was foundindigenous leader of the misak people reported missing since last Monday, June 5 when he left his house in the village of La Rejoya in the north of the city of Popayán.
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montane had actively participated in the campaign of the then presidential candidate Federico Gutiérrez -whom he supported in the first flight-, he had recently reported threats against him.
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Days before his disappearance, Montano himself had stated that alleged members of the FARC dissidents they had threatened him for denouncing that the same armed group was forcing the community to take political positions in favor of one of the presidential candidates.
“I’m about to leave my farm, 8 days ago they came looking for me to take photos of my house (…) They say if they don’t vote for Gustavo Petro they have to leave,” he said in one of his last interviews before his death. disappearance.
