Once again, an operation by the public force, in this case a military one, puts Molano in a motion of censure debate, this time, for a massacre in the rural area of Putumayo.
Colombia News.
«The dam you were going for, it was known, had left the day before. Despite these doubts, you continued with the operation”, one of the harsh questions to the Minister of Defense, Diego Molano, for authorizing the intervention in El Remanso, a rural area with difficult access in Putumayo that left, according to new complaints, no 11 but 13 dead.
They were looking for “a certain ‘Bruno’.”
“Since they cannot be revived, the minimum is that they tell the truth and offer forgiveness,” is what they ask Molano.
case under investigation
“Regarding the events that occurred on March 28, in the Alto Remanso village, it is reported that the Prosecutor’s Office received the report of the discovery of 11 lifeless bodies,” reported the investigative entity.
However, new investigations by some media and political leaders, were 13 dead.
While the Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that that day there were three more people injured and they were transferred to Puerto Asís; and of a minor who was handed over to the Family Welfare Institute
Faced with this fact, they indicated that he had a team of prosecutors and researchers of the Specialized Directorate against Human Rights Violations.
“This group has carried out various investigative and judicial activities such as technical inspection of the corpse, processing of the scene, interviews, among others,” they maintained.
“The military component in charge of the known activity did not report any capture or provide the minutes that support a procedure of this type,” they maintained.
Therefore, they explained that no persons have been placed at the disposal of judges to control guarantees.
They emphasized that they will continue with the investigative work in order to clarify what happened and determine the responsibilities that may arise.
This Tuesday, the motion of censure was cited in Congress and is moving forward.
Minister Molano arrived, head of the Army, and the victims of Putumayo.
The vote will take place this same April 26, so far, none of the ministers of President Iván Duque have come out ‘well off’ from these debates. Therefore, part of the congressmen ask Molano to resign.
Molano is expected to speak after 1 p.m.
This is how El Espectador is transmitting the debate:
On May 24, Minister Molano had already been made discussion of censorship for the intervention of the public force in the national strike.
Months later, they made the motion of censure to the former ICT minister, Karen Abudinen, and she also fell. Days later she resigned.
Previously, there were motions of censure against former ministers Carlos Holmes Trujillo (deceased), and Guillermo Botero, none of which have gone forward. In the case of Botero, it was also due to a bombing.
