In the morning of the Sunday, September 7the citizens of the community of Three borderslocated in the province of Putumayothey reported the presence of a Colombian flag raised in the central square of the town. The fact generated the rejection of the people, who denounced the event and described it as “disrespect.”
After the citizens alerted about what happened, the Army of Peru came to the community and withdrew the Colombian flag.
After the event, the cacique of the community expressed concern about the event and the lack of presence of the authorities in the town. “Where are our authorities, our Armyour Navythat supposedly the border must be here to take care of our sovereignty, our Peruvian territory. We are concerned because we are in a complete abandonment. “Similarly, he denounced that the forces of the order only go to the area to” sleep “and” eat. “
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Along the same lines, the Cacique asked the president Dina Boluarte to visit the town to take the necessary actions to respect national sovereignty. “Ask the president to remember that Putumayo, from Güepi, is also Peru (…) just as she has visited us at some times, to visit us and see. I want to ask the authorities not to discriminate against us, not to marginalize the jungle, we feel marginalized,” he said.
“Ask the president to make a presence here, that we are not going to treat her here as they treat her elsewhere, that with just reasons they treat her like this, there is no presence of our government,” he exclaimed.
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They will investigate Colombian flag raising at three borders
In communication with RPP, the advisor to Putumayo, Luis Cárdenashe said they will begin with the research of the Colombian flag in the town. In addition, he revealed that the national symbol of the neighboring country dawned at the top of the Mast of the District.
“This morning, they sent me from the community of Tres Fronteras, which has dawned a Colombian flag making its claims, protests, we do not know, but we are asking that it be investigated. In this hour of the morning the flag has been removed by the army, where you can hear the claim that the population makes to the military that are there, because they do not patrol, they do not visit the communities, but there are no patrol, but there are no patrol, but there are no patrol, but there are no patrol, but there are no patrol.
Colombia flag is raised again in Peruvian territory
Previously, on August 11 of this year, the presidential candidate of Colombia, Daniel Quinteroraised the flag of his country on Santa Rosa Island, Loreto. This increased the border voltage between Peru and Colombia, after the president’s statements Gustavo Pedrowho denounced an alleged co -territory.
To achieve its mission, Quintero crossed the Amazon river in order to reach Santa Rosa Island, located on the triple border of Peru, Brazil and Colombia. However, experts described this event as a “provocation” and “irresponsibility.”
“It is very painful, pitiful, provocative behavior. Immature damage, I want to highlight that the people who removed the flag did it with respect. I want to highlight the equanimous behavior of Peru,” said former chancellor Óscar Maurtua.
