The position of various members of the Arhuaco people regarding governance continues to deepen the internal crisis of this community in Nabusimake, jurisdiction of Pueblo Bello (Cesar).
The most recent confrontation took place last Thursday, in the midst of a riot in this territory, where the intervention of the National Army was necessary.
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According to them, the discrepancies arose after the revocation of the provisional measure of the Plenary Chamber of the Constitutional Court regarding the registration of the three governing councils of the indigenous people of Nabusimake, which also covers the suspension of the registration as governor of Zarwawiko Torres Torres.
Members of this ethnic group would be defying
the authority of the mamos and incite violence
The systematic acts of violence have exceeded the limits. The Colombian state cannot remain indifferent to the risk and imminent threats to the Arhuaco people
“As long as the judicial orders of the indigenous authorities (mamos) and ordinary justice are not followed and respected, we will continue with this situation,” said Leonor Zalabata, Human Rights Defender of indigenous peoples of Colombia.
The community denounced, in a statement, that some members of this ethnic group challenge the authority of the mamos and incite violenceintroducing new patterns of behavior that threaten the cultural integrity of this territory.
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“The systematic acts of violence have exceeded the limits. The Colombian state, represented in the different entities, cannot remain indifferent to the risk and imminent threats to the essential foundations that support the Arhuaco people”, emphasizes the community.
Faced with these complex differences in criteria, they reiterate the presence of national entities and international organizations to verify what is happening in this area, since the cultural integrity of the Arhuaco people is at risk.
Tension in the population and humanitarian route
The Army had to intervene in yesterday’s confrontation because the situation is getting worse
The Cesar Regional Ombudsman, José Hernández, revealed that he is designing a humanitarian route to establish what decisions are adopted in the face of this situation, since there is permanent tension in the area due to these discrepancies.
“The Army had to intervene in yesterday’s confrontation because the situation is getting worse. There was a struggle between them, but there were no injuries. We are evaluating how to intervene, because it is not easy to make them understand that we are not trying to interfere in their internal affairs,” the official explained.
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