President Gustavo Petro assured that he has given the order to neutralize the Central General Staff in those departments.
After two attacks occurred in Jamundí and Popayán, respectively, at the hands of the Central General Staff, according to the first estimates, President Gustavo Petro explained why, in his opinion, these attacks are taking place, and conditioned the peace talks with this armed group to dismantle their illicit economies.
“The Central General Staff in Cauca lives off the export of cocaine. That is why he wanted a ceasefire without stopping killing and controlling the population. What the EMC exercises in Cauca is a subjugation of the population just to maintain greed. That is why their achievements are the death of civilians. The use of bombs against the population is their way of reacting to the military offensive in Micay, which is where they carry out their illicit cocaine business,” said Petro.
In his X account, where he made this statement, he also added that “as long as they do not decide to dismantle the illicit economies, there will be no peace talks and the army’s offensive will be total. The order is to neutralize the EMC in Cauca and Valle.”
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