Gustavo Petro denounces the murder of two members of Colombia Humana – Other Cities – Colombia

Through his Twitter account, Senator Gustavo Petro on Tuesday denounced the murder of two members of Colombia Humana, the political movement that he leads.

The first case is that of Eduardo Alarcón Córdoba, who was murdered in Campoalegre, Huila. Alarcón was a social and agrarian leader who was active in that political movement.

The second case occurred hours later. It’s about the lawyer and leader Gustavo Herrera, a well-known member of Colombia Humana, who was attacked with shots when he was going to his workplace in Popayán.

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According to information provided by relatives of Herrera, the events occurred around 12:30 pm on Tuesday, when the lawyer was going to his place of work.

In the village of La Cabrera, on the road that leads from Popayán to Coconuco, Puracé, armed men shot him four times with a firearm. The political leader was transferred to the La Estancia clinic in the Cauca capital, but he did not survive.

Herrera was a member of the Colombia Humana movement and was the manager of Gustavo Petro’s presidential campaign in Cauca.

“All nodes must unleash the international campaign. All Colombia Humana on alert. Massively To the national strike, tomorrow, more visible in the region, former candidate for the Council of Popayán “, published Senator Gustavo Petro on his Twitter account before the two murders.

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The army, police and indigenous guard are already coordinating the investigations to find the whereabouts of those responsible.

According to the Institute of Studies for Development and Peace (Indepaz), With this crime, 642 leaders and human rights defenders have been murdered in the mandate of President Iván Duque.

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