Social organizations demonstrate in Valledupar in rejection of the crimes of the leaders Teófilo Manuel Acuña and Jorge Tafur, registered last Tuesday in Puerto Oculto, district of San Martín, municipality in the south of Cesar.
The victims were spokespersons for the Interlocution Commission of the south of Bolívar, for the center and south of Cesar, south of Magdalena and Processes of the Santanderes (CISBCSC).
Both received bullet wounds in different parts of the body, by armed men who approached them in the middle of a family gathering.
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“It is a reprehensible fact that could have been avoided. We had already been publicly denouncing the violation of human rights and the systematic threat against our main spokespersons on national and international stages,” stressed Nadia Umaña, spokesperson for this organization.
Teófilo Acuña was facing a process for the crime of rebellion and others along with two peasant leaders linked to the National Agrarian Coordinator.
“This is a judicial set-up that they mounted against him. Since they couldn’t with this process, they facilitated his murder, ”said the spokeswoman.
For his part, Tafur had a career as a trade unionist, participated in the struggles of the National Association of Peasant Users – Anuc and in November 2021 he was elected a member of the National Board of the National Agrarian Coordinator.
The social group demands that the authorities investigate these murders, measures to stop these violent acts and threats from armed groups against the leaders.
“Before the murder, we had denounced that the landowner Wilmer Díaz was attacking the peasants in this sector. In fact, recently, a person was injured. The police and the mayor of San Martín met with them and nothing happened,” said a spokesperson.
The Interlocution Commission highlighted that the defenseless situation of the leaders in Cesar is critical. The double homicide of their spokesmen increases the abandonment on the part of the authorities and the institutional framework.
At this moment there are more than 15 threatened spokespersons in Tamalameque, Chimichagua, Pailitas, Astrea, among others.
“The State has responsibility because they know about these threats. The death of Teófilo and Jorge could have been prevented. If they dared to attack them, what remains for us!” Acuña said through tears.
In this same context, they demand compliance with the agreements that have been proposed at the dialogue tables since 2005.
The protest will take place in the Plazoleta de la Gobernación del Cesar, starting at two in the afternoon.
The National Agrarian Coordinator Association of Colombia (CNA) has joined the event, which also rejected and lamented the events.
“We warn about the risks of our organizations. We reiterate our decision to continue fighting in defense of our social processes”, highlighted the CNA in a statement.
Ludys Ovalle Jacome
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