Colombia was one of its most critical moments, as the impact of the epidemic in April was compounded by demonstrations of social discontent, with intermittent violence and even violence. Not to forget that this is still to be resolved as a result of the peace process with the FARC guerrillas, which is making news again.

Will reappear in that situation Ingrid Bettencourt, Who will be before the Truth Commission created by the peace agreement signed by the government and the FIRC in 2016?

He will take part in a “Encounter for the Truth” on Wednesday with the guerrillas’ last commander, Rodrigo Landono, and former fighters Pastor Alebe and Julian Gallo, and today will be the senator of the Communist Party. Alan Zara, former governor of the meta department; Louis Eladio Perez, former senator of the Liberal Party; And John Frank Pinchao, a former military man, held captive with Bettencourt.

According to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the meeting seeks to promote “recognition of responsibility and the suffering of the victims of this tragedy,” in which former guerrilla leaders will recognize the decisions they have taken against the practice.

However, he is still skeptical of the crowd: “I don’t know if I’m ready. We’ll see it on Wednesday. I’m going to see them face to face after the army releases me on Operation Check.”

Botancourt is a politician who was abducted on February 23, 2002, in the municipality of San Vicente del Cago, in the Coca-Cola (southern) region, while campaigning for the presidency of Colombia. EFE.

He spent six years abducted by guerrillas, whose bosses now have to face him, for the first time since he was rescued by the military in 2008.

“I could never have imagined from the depths of my captivity that one day I would have the opportunity for a human conversation with my former prisoners. What I want to convey to the country in this very difficult situation is that violence has never been and will never be the solution. We all want peace, but peace requires a profound change in our relationship with others, ”he said. Week.

Currently, Angrid Bettencourt works to defend human rights worldwide and is considered an important voice for peace in Colombia.

The Truth Commission was formed by eleven individuals who act as a college body to investigate and recognize crimes that are part of the conflict between FARC guerrillas and the state. “Under the criteria of experience, commitment and knowledge of the Colombian armed conflict, an independent arbitrator of the government and the parties selected them by a public call,” the commission said.

Its mission is to “listen to the victims, those responsible for the armed conflict and witnesses from all walks of life, regions and social conditions in the country, to achieve a comprehensive and comprehensive account of the events and circumstances that illustrate the half-century war.” After three years, it will deliver results for “laying the foundations that will not be repeated”.

“Even the worst things that happened in the aftermath of the war in Colombia, even the worst wounds, can begin to heal if we have the will, the openness of heart, the ability to recognize mistakes and accept that the past is too much. It hurts, but we all have to live together,” said Commissioner Marta Ruiz.

Meanwhile, according to a publication in the Colombian newspaper Time, Pedencourt met with current President Ivan Duke on Monday, which, according to other media outlets, could interfere with the country’s political-socio-economic crisis.

“Our boys, our youth, especially the poor youth of Colombia, are being blamed because they are poor and young people, which means we have to get out of it. The people who protest are not terrorists, they are not carnage.” , Pedencourt said, also spoke of how the conflict of the general forces is so bad for the country. The reason why he asked for reforms in the security forces.

Colombian politics, which also includes French nationalism, had said that shortly before his arrival the country needed to find a new way of speaking.

COVID-19 and unemployment

Colombia crossed the 100,000 death toll on Monday, setting new records with more than 600 deaths in 24 hours, the health ministry said.

It is the fourth country in Latin America and the Caribbean where more than one million people die, and the sixth highest number of epidemics. AFP.

On the issue of violence, Colombian authorities are investigating the murder of a young man who was called the “front line” of the protests, beheaded and its head found in the countryside in the Valley del Gaga (southwest) field Tulus Municipality, police report.

The city, located in the complex southwest of Colombia, was one of the stops of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) during its mission a few weeks ago.

“This kind of barbarism, atrocities that move national and international public opinion is unlikely to continue,” said Loose Marina Hach, a spokeswoman for the National Movement for Victims of National Crime (film).

He added, “They want to silence their voices with these kinds of clear truths in confronting the monster of youth from the front line.”

Another example of the violence the country is experiencing is what happened in a wealthy area of ​​Galle, where civilians fired their handguns and rifles at protesters, with police on their side. People wanted to protect their “property” from anger. After 50 days of protests, class hatred is settling in a third city in Colombia.

Already broken by inequality and racism, the capital of Valle del Gaga (southwest) faced an underground reality.

On May 28, a mob from the slums came to Ciudad Jordan’s private department and tried to set fire to a police station. Neighbors opened fire again.

Luis Castillo, a sociologist at the University of Del Vale, says that the epidemic was exacerbated by the clear expression of a conflict (…) that transcended class, ethnic and racial differences.

In its luxury boutiques, lined with mansions with swimming pools and palm trees, Ciudad Jordin looks like a small Beverly Hill, where practically no one comes forward to protest when President Ivan Duke imposes a tax hike on the middle class in the middle. Infectious, then he retreated.

Nor is it against the police repression that provoked the unrest. (I)