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This Monday, May 11, at the Infantry school in the north of Bogotá, the Minister of Defense, Carlos Holmes Trujillo, He made a call for cohesion to the generals and admirals who make up the Military Forces.
This, in front of the rumors of divisions in the troops. He also reiterated that he will be implacable with the acts of corruption within the Forces.
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Trujillo read a document in which he assured the generals that “armies are the highest, purest and most noble national service. Keeping them away from public deliberation is not a whim of the Constitution, but a necessity of its function. “
In addition, the head of the Defense portfolio stated that they could not be inferior to the legacy that they have achieved as a Force, and that “Colombia must always continue to have cohesive Armed Forces. This has to remain a priority objective. “
I will not tolerate those who dishonor the uniform or carry out practices contrary to the law
For the minister, “reaching this point in history has cost us centuries of effort from many generations. It has cost us many battles for our heroes. It has cost us lives of men and women who gave their all for our freedom.”
Trujillo pointed out that President Iván Duque leads the defense of institutions, especially the military and that, for them, he has highlighted his motto: Homeland, Honor and Loyalty, which “are the three principles that distinguish what ground soldiers carry in the heart and soul. “
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Here the sense of homeland, the sense of nation, the sense of unity must prevail
And he pointed out that, for this reason, Duque has been emphatic in affirming: “I will not tolerate those who dishonor the uniform or carry out practices contrary to the law“
Faced with this, Trujillo pointed out that since he took over as head of the military portfolio, he has given “each soldier, each police officer, my message of support. Sincere affection. Do not let your guard down, do not let it down. Here is a minister who will listen to them. who will support them. to the officers, my support. But I also have to tell them that I am going to be demanding. that we have to be more effective in fulfilling the constitutional mission.
In the same way he said that “here the sense of homeland must prevail. The sense of nation. The sense of unity “.
The Minister pointed out that the objective is to know the truth and “that the legitimacy of our Forces is based on transparency, not on committing injustices or looking for scapegoats.” And he closed his speech with a message to the highest officers of the Army: “General gentlemen, gentlemen, officers and soldiers all: continue to act with greatness for the good of the country.”
Evidence to the Prosecutor’s Office
After the minister’s speech, An Army communiqué was released, in which it states that it gave the Prosecutor’s Office information related to the allegations of profiling that had been made from military intelligence to civilians.. He assured that he will continue collaborating with the investigations “that allow contributing to the clarification of the facts and the investigation of individual responsibilities.”
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