Military Forces order protection plan after attack against uniformed in Putumayo

After the attack against the military who were sprayed with gasoline and burned in Putumayo, Admiral Francisco Cubides, commander of the Military Forcesordered to implement five points to protect men and women from the Public Force.

The decision, according to Admiral Cubides, takes into account that the events occurred on the Siloé Vereda, in the municipality of Villagarzón, Putumayo, in which The Lieutenant Miguel Ángel Mejía Gutiérrez and the professional soldier Sebastián Díaz Amaya, When they destroyed a coca base paste laboratory, “it constitutes one of the most heinous, cruel and inhuman aggressions against our forces, in recent times.”

The Commander of the Miliar forces He stressed that this attack was executed by drug traffickers that instrumentalize the civilian population, so it ordered to implement the following strategies.

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1. Review and update the confrontation rulesaccording to the characteristics of each area of ​​operations, the above under a rigorous analysis of the variables of the mission and the operational variables.

2. Strengthen the channels of Inter -institutional coordination With local civil authorities.

“Strengthen the coordinated and articulated work with Mayor’s Offices, Personeries and Ombudsmen, will facilitate the anticipation of Asonada scenarios, It will improve the perception of military forces On the areas of operations and will allow a more integrated response to situations of alteration of public order, “said Almirarada Cubides.

3. Review risk matrices to manage preventive measures from the tactical, operational and strategic.

“This will allow more precision to identify the factors that can derive in facts such as the one that occurred, and manage preventive measures from the tactical, operational and strategic level. The update of these matrices must be an integral part of the planning cycle in sensitive areas,” said the admiral.

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4. Issue clear orders to collect audiovisual and testimonial evidence that allow denouncing these attacks.

For the Commander of the Military Forces, this attack “constitutes a serious violation of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. The units in the field must document these facts and send them to competent instances, strengthening the legitimacy of the military forces.”

5. Missing before national media and international barbarism and monstrosity of these criminal groups.

Admiral Cubides saidthe wounded military They are receiving attention at the Military Hospital in Bogotá.