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From the Plaza de Bolívar, Mayor Claudia López led an act of “forgiveness and reconciliation” this Sunday, given the acts of police abuse that will forever be stained in the history of the capital. Jaider Fonseca’s partner, murdered in Bogotá, demands justice.
“September 9 and 10 is the most serious thing that has happened in Bogotá since the taking of the Palace of Justice: 10 people in Bogotá were killed (not counting Javier Ordóñez); at least 75 citizens were wounded by firearms. There is clear and overwhelming evidence that there was indiscriminate use of firearms in many of our neighborhoods. There is evidence of an abusive use of force and, unfortunately, this is not the first time this has happened “, said the president at the beginning of her speech.
Next, he explained that, so far this year, there have been around 141 complaints of police abuse and, at the same time, he reminded the student Dilan Cruz: “Last year another young man, Dilan Cruz, was assassinated in events that have not been clarified and that remain unpunished. Today we can say that there have been recurrent, systematic acts of police abuse, such as September 9 and 10.” .
López continued his speech asking for forgiveness “To all victims of police abuse, to all victims and injured citizens, to all victims and deceased citizens.”
In that sense, he again proposed a reform to the Police. “LThe solution is not to militarize Bogotá but to demilitarize the Police “, he pointed out. In a past intervention, the mayor explained that she took this proposal to the president, Iván Duque, who categorically rejected it.
Jaider Fonseca’s wife, murdered in Bogotá, demands justice
Javier Ordóñez 42 years old
Andres Rodriguez 23
Julieth Ramirez 18
Jaider Fonseca 17
Fredy Mahecha 20
German Fuentes 25
Julian Gonzalez 27
Angie Baquero 19
Cristian Hurtado 27
Lorwan Mendoza 26
Cristian Hernandez 26
Maria del C. Viuvche 44 pic.twitter.com/4I0UJtPUdC– Bogotá Mayor’s Office (@Bogota) September 13, 2020
An empty chair, with the label “Iván Duque Márquez, President of the Republic”, was one of the images that was most talked about yesterday. The absence of the president generated a heated debate in networks. From the Casa de Nariño they argued that the Executive was attended by Miguel Ceballos, Peace Commissioner, and Nancy Patricia Gutiérrez, Presidential Advisor for Human Rights. In addition to the previous argument, they recalled that the head of state has spoken with the families of the victims and visited the police in the hospital.
The event was also attended by the families of the victims, councilors and members of the District cabinet, however, in addition to the president, the absence and words of the Police also stood out.
In the middle of the tribute, relatives of the dead and wounded took the microphone to demand justice. “These days Bogotá has experienced total chaos, we hope that these events will truly sensitize each one of the people, the agents and other protesters because we do not want more families to go through this, this is very difficult because we have lost a person who it leaves us a great void and at this moment we all need so much violence to calm down ”, sentenced Bryan Baquero Rojas, brother of Angie Paola Baquero, one of the fatal victims in the capital.
Otherwise, Mayra Páez, a couple of Jaider Fonseca, killed by four shots in Bogotá, demanded that the authorities drop the full weight of the law against those who today leave their 7-month-old son without his father. “I want to demand justice from the National Government, because this was not a stray bullet but a murder, he had four shots. And here should be the President and the National Police asking us for forgiveness and acknowledging what they did, because there are many tests, and many questions to be resolved: Why are they assassinating us if we are the example to follow? Who gave the order to shoot? ”, concluded.
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