The public force denounced an uprising in the municipality of Buenos Aires, north of Cauca, against the uniformed officers by farmers from this region.
According to the Army, an attack against its troops and the National Police took place in the rural area of this municipality when an operation against drug trafficking was carried out.
The institution stated that the communities in the area are “in coexistence” with the Central General Staff of the FARC.
During the action, the protesters set fire to three authorities vehicles that were in the Las Delicias village.
The complaint
In a statement, the Army reported that “at the conclusion of the military operation, members of the communities, committing the crime of riot and attacking the integrity of the soldiers of the National Army, began violent actions to expel the military from the area, setting two vehicles on fire. ”.
The Third Division of the Army indicates that “the community is urged not to obstruct military operations, nor attack those in uniform, because this can be consecutive to criminal offenses such as those enshrined in articles 226, 429 and 469, of the Colombian Penal Code.” .
In this regard, General Eric Rodríguez, Commander of the 2nd Southwest Joint Command, stated that “around 300 people surrounded the uniformed officers and ordered them to leave.”
The officer indicated that during this action, two Police vans and one Army van were incinerated at the scene.
Likewise, he reported that the uniformed officers did not record any attacks.
The above, added the senior officer, is due to the fact that “the communities in the area are in coexistence with the Central General Staff of the FARC with structures such as Jaime Martínez.”
The public force reiterated that it will maintain operations in the department of Cauca to guarantee the tranquility of the community itself and rejected this type of situation.
