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President Iván Duque spoke out this Thursday after the death of Javier Ordóñez, at the hands of two policemen who subjected him in a case of police abuse, and what happened on Wednesday night when seven people died and hundreds were injured in the middle. of demonstrations.
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The chaos that was experienced in Bogotá and some other municipalities of the country this Wednesday, September 9, began at dawn, in the Santa Cecilia neighborhood of Engativá, when two uniformed men who have not yet been identified, attacked the lawyer and taxi driver Javier Ordóñez to death, in an act that outraged the country. Several sectors came out to ask for reforms to the Police.
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Faced with what happened to Ordóñez, Duque expressed his solidarity and assured that through the Foreign Ministry, work is being done to facilitate the arrival of relatives of the lawyer who live abroad.
“These facts will be investigated with total rigor and promptness, today the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation has opened an investigation, the investigation is being carried out in the police force, “Duque said in his speech.
The head of state assured that “we Colombians have felt proud of our Public Force” and added that since the monopoly of force falls on it, they must conduct themselves with transparency and a high standard.
“Those facts must be individualized so that the investigation is conducted successfully, so that there are sanctions that are understood for citizenship Several people lost their lives and those six victims hurt us, these acts of violence hurt us, the more than 110 injured police officers hurt us, “said Duque.
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Faced with the events that occurred on Wednesday night, the president rejected the “violence, vandalism, and attacks that were observed in front of the Public Force and many of the facilities that the force has to protect citizens.”
“The Public Force of our country has been heroic, it has worked with excellence, but there have also been moments that some of its members do not keep the honor of the uniform. We cannot let voices arise that stigmatize our Public Force. The Police annually carry out 30 million procedures, “said the head of state.
Duque finally asked for speed in the investigations and prompt results for all citizens.
These investigations have to advance to achieve results
“These investigations have to advance to achieve results. We cannot accept that those who have the obligation to protect citizens are stigmatized and called murderers,” said the president.
“We have to separate individual behaviors from what is the act of an institution that has served Colombians. Many of these policemen are in the quadrants, who protect the neighbor, who attend an emergency,” added Duque.
The Minister of Defense, Carlos Holmes Trujillo, reiterated this morning that up to 50 million pesos are offered for information that allows identifying the people involved in the homicides and acts of vandalism, “And we are willing to increase the number, but these deaths cannot remain in impunity,” he said.
According to the Police, in the report known by this newspaper, that 77 vehicles were affected, 37 TransMilenio buses were vandalized and 8 incinerated. In addition to 49 vandalized SITP buses and five incinerated.
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