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The European Union called for an investigation into the police violence that led to the lawyer’s death Javier Ordóñez in Bogotá and that of ten more people during the protests for this fact.
«Any excessive use of violence by those responsible for protecting citizens must be promptly and thoroughly investigated«.
The EU’s high representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, said in a statement.
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The head of European diplomacy urged that the perpetrators of violence be brought to justice and taken “institutional measures to prevent this from happening again«, In line with the Colombian Constitution and international standards.
Borrell sent his condolences to the 46-year-old Ordóñez family, who died after being subjected to brutality and the repeated use of a taser electric gun by two policemen in Bogotá.
Also, to the families of the other people who died in the subsequent protests.
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«The right to peaceful protest is essential in any democracy and begins with an unambiguous rejection of any act of vandalism and violence intended to generate fear and disorder.Borrell pointed out.
The high representative asked all parties involved to “keep calm and peace»To prevent the situation from getting worse.
Following the death of Javier Ordóñez, seven more people have died in Bogotá and three in the municipality of Soacha.
