EFE | THE HOMELAND | Bogota
Armed men they murdered to John Gil, Jamundí councilor (Cauca’s Valley), which belonged to the Mais indigenous party, local authorities reported this Saturday.
“We repudiate the murder of the councilor Jhon Gil of the Mais Movement party. This is a cowardly act that attacks democracy and our institutions,” alleged the Jamundí Mayor’s Office.
The councilor, who was elected in the last October elections and He was also a renowned political leaderwas in a food place near the stadium in this town when hitmen entered and murdered himaccording to the Institute for the Development of Peace Studies (Indepaz), which through its violence observatory reported the events.
“The imposition of norms and other forms of social control by armed groups means a permanent risk of violation of the rights of the population“, estimated this NGO, which also reported that in this municipality near Cali there are presence of the Jaime Martínez front of the Central General Staff commanded by ‘Iván Mordisco’, the main dissident group of the FARC, and also local criminal gangs.
The mayor of Cali, Alejandro Éder, also rejected the murderensuring that they will work “without truce with the Cali Police and the mayor of Jamundí, Paola Castillo, until they find those responsible.”
Mais senator Aida Quilcué also rejected the facts, who stressed that He is a “made coward” that attacks his political party, “democracy and constitution of peace.”
With Gil, There have already been 55 social leaders and human rights defenders murdered so far this yearaccording to the Indepaz report.
Councilors murdered
Two recent cases of murders of councilors have been reported in Colombia. One was in the same department of Cauca’s Valley and the other was in Caldas.
Just a week ago, on April 20, They murdered the vice president of the Council of Tuluá, Carlos Arturo Londoñoupon leaving an event of the first hundred days of the current Administration of the Valle del Cauca municipality.
On the other hand, on April 8 They killed Bryan Duván Medina Ospina in Viterbowhile he attended a pharmacy he owned located in the main park of the Caldense town.
In both cases, The fatal victims belonged to the Colombian Conservative Party.
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