In the midst of tears, the mother launched a strong complaint to the Minister of Defense who told her that he was sorry for what had happened. Corporal Bohórquez was one of those in the ELN attack on an Army camp.
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After the ELN attack with explosives in Catatumbo, which left nine soldiers dead who were sleeping when they were attacked, relatives of the victims made a strong claim to the National Government while demanding that they “do something.”
This was expressed by María Micaela Bohórquez, mother of Third Corporal Juan Mateo Benavides Bohórquez.
The events occurred in the midst of his son’s funeral ceremonies in Bogotá, there he complained to the Minister of Defense for what had happened
“Terrible, those poor moms, the families, what are all these boys fighting for? a peace that where is it?” said the mother.
“We’re going wrong” is the message and claim of this lady with her pain as a mother who lost a military son, which makes the mindefense and dergovernment useless that has the public force destroyed… #Freedom and Order pic.twitter.com/B1HyknzTi5
—Leonardo (@leonardo0981) April 3, 2023
In the midst of the situation, the Ministry of Defense spoke out and said that the situation is very painful
“We all feel, not how mothers feel, not how women feel. families because that is a pain that only those who have directly feel it. In situations like these there are no words to say in the face of everything you feel. Only those who feel it know what he is like, “he said.
Meanwhile, the woman, mother of Corporal Bohóorquez, in the midst of nostalgia, questioned what had happened.
“You give it to me in a drawer. I fired my son, I handed him over and that’s it. Terrible,” says the mother.