Men who dressed in camouflage, were armed and wore armbands of the ELN installed an illegal checkpoint between the municipalities of San Pablo and La Cruz, according to peasants and inhabitants of these northern towns. from Nariño.
According to the mayor of the municipality of La Cruz, Fabián Guerrero Mora, who spoke with Blu Radio, the farmers took some photographs where several men can be seen requisitioning the cars that must travel the main road that connects the towns of southern Cauca with northern Nariño.
The municipal leader He assured that this fact has already been brought to the attention of the ceasefire verification and monitoring committee, and assured that the community is very concerned.
“According to the community, this illegal checkpoint was installed in the El Chical area, which is part of the rural area of the municipality of San Pablo, but is an obligatory passage to communicate with the south of Cauca,” said Mayor Guerrero.
“At this moment we really do not know which illegal organization they belong to or where they come from.” because in this area of northern Nariño and southern Cauca several rebel groups are present,” he added.
“The community wants the parties in dialogue to have coherence and agreement with those principles that, regardless of the difficulties that may arise, Respect the lives of the civilian population,” the mayor insisted.
Finally, The local leader asked the authorities to investigate the complaints of the inhabitants and asked the armed rebel groups to guarantee the free movement of their communities, as well as the entry and exit of products from the family basket.
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