Eivar Danilo Potoson of the Vice Minister of Ethnic Peoples of Colombia, Nelson Lemuswas murdered on Friday in Cauca, a department hit by an increase in violence, confirmed the indigenous organization Minga Association and several government institutions.
“With sadness we denounce the murder of the son of Nelson Lemus: companion, historical leader of Cauca and today vice minister of Ethnic Peoples in the Ministry of Equality. This crime committed by the Central General Staff (EMC, main dissident of the FARC) shows its lack of commitment to peace. Our solidarity with the Nasa people”, Minga Association reported in X.
He National Planning Department He also regretted the murder of Poto: “Life is sacred and the path to peace cannot continue to be muddied with blood. We categorically reject all types of violence in Colombia. We accompany the family in these difficult times,” indicated in his X account.
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Also the Minister of Information and Communications Technologies, Mauricio LizcanoHe showed “outright rejection” in the face of the murder and urged a prompt investigation to clarify the crime.
“For indigenous people, life is sacred. May the memory of Eivar Danilo Poto inspire the fight for a country of dignity, rights and harmony”stated the director of the Land Restitution Unit (URT), John Yule.
Other political actors also joined this rejection, such as the Polo Democrático Alternativo party, which stated in its X account that “Those who insist on war and do not show a real will for peace must know that all of Colombia rejects them.”
Congressmen and indigenous leaders have joined in condemning this murder in messages posted on social media.
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Although the authorities have not yet confirmed responsibility for the murder nor has anyone claimed responsibility, the wave of violence that has shaken the southwest has been carried out by the EMCnow split in two.
Until March, the EMC, commanded by ‘Ivan Bite’negotiated peace with the Colombian Government, but now its division in two has led to a breakdown in dialogue by the guerrilla factions of the southwest, which maintain a bloody struggle with the Colombian Government.
EFE
