Ex paramilitares se adhieren a jornada de protesta contra las Farc

http://www.latarde.com/2008/1/26/nac5.htm

Ex paramilitares se adhieren a jornada de protesta contra las Farc
BOGOTA, AFP

Los ex paramilitares de ultraderecha anunciaron su adhesión a una jornada de protesta contra la guerrilla de las Farc, convocada para el cuatro de febrero en unas 130 ciudades colombianas y del exterior.

“Todos los desmovilizados de las Auc nos unimos el próximo cuatro de febrero, a partir del mediodía, a marchar contra el secuestro", dijo a Caracol radio Fernando Soto, portavoz de los ex jefes de ese grupo presos en el noroeste del país.

Soto agregó que la participación de los ex combatientes será “para decirles a las Farc que el camino de las armas ya no es válido, sino el de la palabra y la negociación, y para exigirles que suelten a todos los secuestrados".

Las Auc concluyeron en abril de 2006 el desarme de unos 31 mil hombres, como parte de un proceso de paz con el gobierno del presidente Alvaro Uribe, tras dos décadas de guerra contra los rebeldes izquierdistas.

Como parte de esas negociaciones, medio centenar de comandantes se acogieron a una legislación especial que les da una pena máxima de ocho años de cárcel a cambio de confesar sus crímenes de lesa humanidad y reparar a las víctimas.

La protesta denominada “Un millón de voces contra las Farc" fue convocada por un grupo de jóvenes a través del sitio de socialización en internet Facebook, y es apoyada por el gobierno, organizaciones de derechos humanos, los medios de comunicación y familiares de secuestrados.

La iniciativa comenzó a ser promovida después de conocerse las difíciles condiciones en que viven 43 rehenes de las Farc, tras la revelación de pruebas de vida que la guerrilla envió con dos rehenes liberadas.

By cassini77 on Jan 26, 2008, 14:31 in Politics & the war.

tasco66 says on Jan 26, 2008, 16:24:

Looks like everyone is going but you

Bravo, Presidente Uribe for the perfect operation!

catherine b says on Jan 26, 2008, 17:04:

The first word caught my attention....EX..paramilitaries. I would'nt be surprised if some ex farc show up too.

tasco66 says on Jan 26, 2008, 17:10:

I bet you the Farc prisoners would go if they could

Bravo, Presidente Uribe for the perfect operation!

tasco66 says on Jan 26, 2008, 17:28:

"The first word caught my attention....EX..paramilitaries"

Yep, it’s great to see these guys having converted to using peaceful means

Bravo, Presidente Uribe for the perfect operation!

cassini77 says on Jan 27, 2008, 00:05:

So paraco66 you will walk with your friends.

Dolfi says on Jan 28, 2008, 01:04:

My brother in law told me that most of these socalled "Ex Paramilitares" never where paras in the first place, they are all in it for the money and support that Uribes government ist offering.

robi666 says on Jan 28, 2008, 03:55:

Dolfi,
you can hardly say "all". I know that it happened, but you can talk about "some" who did it (for the money).
On the other side, there are paras who did not get into the law to not be marked for life or to go on with their activities.
Third case, there are some who invented themselves as paras to not pay for their common crimes, like drug trafficking.
Forth, there are people who was forced to declare themselves paracos to take the place of someone else.

Colombia is quite complicated...

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."

tasco66 says on Jan 28, 2008, 06:41:

"So paraco66 you will walk with your friends"

Cassini anyone that uses peaceful means to advance their cause is my friend.

And when are you going to organize a pro-Farc march?

Bravo, Presidente Uribe for the perfect operation!

Dolfi says on Jan 29, 2008, 01:02:

No, not all of them, sure. By the way, was something like that ever offered to the guerilleros?

robi666 says on Jan 29, 2008, 05:16:

Looking at the television spots ("guerrilero desmobilizase!"), the same demobilization law is in act for guerrilleros. Or am I wrong?