Given the recent violent events recorded in the Cauca region, which include the massacre of four people in Corinto and the kidnapping of a soldier in Toribío, the Secretary of Government of Cauca, Miller Hurtado, went through the microphones of La W, where he stated that there is already helplessness in the authorities due to the escalation of the conflict and invited the National government to have a direct impact on the department.
“We need this action to establish a dialogue table in the region, where the high commissioner for peace call all the actors involved and look for a solution to the difficult situation that the region is going through,” Hurtado said.
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Despite the circumstances, the official considered that what Caucanos desire most is peace.
“We want that the dialogues established by the Government with the Central General Staff of the FARC bear the necessary fruits to achieve peace,” he mentioned.
In addition, he said that Cauca needs comprehensive attention. “We make every effort from the department, we coordinate with all the mayors, but We need support from the State to be able to counteract this war that has been unleashed in Caucano territory.”
Furthermore, Miller Hurtado stated that what happened in Cauca with the ceasefire was the military and economic strengthening of armed groups outside the law, and Today they have the ability to confront the public force, affecting the populations.
The secretary highlighted that, with the policy of total peace, the situation of violence in the territory has remained the same. He said that it is worrying that people are already beginning to talk about dissidents of dissidents. “We do not know the context of the dialogue tables, That is why it is necessary that these tables be territorialized in the department to know what commitments the armed actors have acquired and what their will for peace is.”
Finally, the official pointed out that, “it is necessary to convene a security council that has an impact on the region with the presence of the Minister of Defense and other national authorities. Additionally, the department must “mobilize through a march for peace, sending an SOS message to get everyone’s attention.”
Listen to the full interview below:
Cauca continues to live in war: Miller Hurtado, Secretary of Government
