The Mothers of Soacha asked the House of Representatives to sanction Congressman Miguel Polo Polo, after, in a disrespectful act, he threw into the trash some boots displayed in the National Capitol as a tribute to the victims of the so-called ‘false positives’ .
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Mothers from Soacha and relatives of young victims of extrajudicial executions, known in Colombia as “false positives”, raised their voices after an act that they have called disrespectful and hostile, carried out by congressman Miguel Polo Polo.
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Congressman Miguel Polo Polo is at the center of a controversy after, in a video broadcast on November 6, he threw boots that belong to mothers of soacha in a symbolic act to victims of false positives. This act, which occurred in the middle of a tribute to the 6,402 Colombians murdered by members of the Army, has generated a strong reaction from the Mothers of Soacha, who demand that the congressman be sanctioned by the House of Representatives and the Attorney General’s Office.
The boots, which symbolize the suffering of thousands of families who were victims of extrajudicial executions during the darkest years of the armed conflict, were placed as a tribute in the Capitol to remember the victims of this state crime.
However, Polo Polo, who has been an open critic of Gustavo Petro’s administration, questioned the meaning of this tribute and, in a video, declared: “Those boots have to go where they belong, in the trash can.”
What else did Polo Polo say?
In the video, the congressman also criticized the presence of what he called “peasants” at the event, suggesting that behind the tribute there were interests unrelated to the recognition of the victims.
Likewise, Polo Polo addressed President Petro, wondering who would have financed the event and questioning the figure of 6,402 victims of false positives, which has been supported by various investigations and international organizations.
“It’s not just Soacha, it’s the victims of all of Colombia”
This statement generated strong indignation among the Mothers of Soacha, a group of women who, for years, have fought for justice and the memory of their children, murdered under the false accusation of being guerrillas.
One of the mothers expressed her pain and rejection of the congressman’s statements: “Those boots are not trash, it was our children, our loved ones who were killed by the State.” Another woman protested, stating that what Polo Polo did “is a lack of respect for all the victims of Colombia.”
“We cannot deny this situation that Colombia experienced”
The Mothers of Soacha not only criticized the gesture, but also questioned the lack of sensitivity and ignorance of the victims’ pain on the part of the congressman, whom they described as “ignorant.”
In addition, they pointed out that the boots are a symbol of resistance, a tool so that the country does not forget the crimes committed during the armed conflict and the impunity that still persists.
The mothers have also urged the authorities not to let this act pass, considering that Polo Polo has not only disrespected the victims, but, with its attitude, has re-victimized those who have already suffered so much.
Added to them, from the official account of False Positive Mothers of Colombia There was also a statement:
The controversy generated by Congressman Polo Polo highlights the division around how the legacy of the victims and respect for their memory should be treated. The Mothers of Soacha, for their part, continue forward in their fight for truth and justice, without these types of gestures causing them to fall into oblivion.
They confronted Miguel Polo Polo
This Wednesday, November 13, the mothers of the victims of the ‘false positives’ entered the Elliptical Hall of the Chamber to confront Congressman Miguel Polo Polo, after he threw the exposed boots in the trash as a tribute to the victims.
For its part, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace condemned the actions of the representative to the Chamber, describing his gesture against the symbolic act carried out in the Rafael Núñez Plaza of Congress, which sought to pay tribute to the struggle of the Mothers of Soacha for justice. in the cases of ‘false positives’.
Polo Polo will end up paying a high price for his infamy and his scoundrel acts.
That not only a social sanction but also a criminal one comes upon him.
It is the desire of millions of Colombians. pic.twitter.com/ZRuHDrfyAn— Anny Ruiz 🇨🇴 🕊 #ElCambioEsPosible (@Mafalda_2020_) November 13, 2024
#Attention | The Mothers of Soacha (@MAFAPOCOLOMBIA) asked the House of Representatives to sanction Congressman Miguel Polo Polo, pointing out that he revictimized them by throwing boots that had been displayed in the Capitol as a tribute to his children in garbage bags. pic.twitter.com/0g058IR45q
— W Radio Colombia (@WRadioColombia) November 12, 2024
Deny, sow doubt, and re-victimize. @MiguelPoloP Our children existed, they were murdered and we have fought for many years for the truth to be known.
Forgiving with acts like the ones you did is very difficult. You are the representation of hatred and ignorance.— False Positive Mothers of Colombia (@MAFAPOCOLOMBIA) November 13, 2024
