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Sources from the National Army confirmed to EL TIEMPO that last night, around 8:20, Two adolescents aged 14 and 17 were injured in the middle of a military checkpoint installed at the height of the Palmar path, of San Agustín, Huila.
Due to the severity of the injuries, the young people died in an assistance center medical. Due to the complexity of the situation, the Defense Minister, Carlos Holmes Trujillo, the Commander of the Military Forces, General Fernando Navarro, and the Army Commander, General Eduardo Enrique Zapateiro, are traveling to Neiva.
According to the source, The young people who were traveling on a motorcycle did not heed the call to stop from the uniformed men at the checkpoint, and one of them opened fire. Apparently without receiving a direct order from his superior.
Similarly, this morning the National Army issued a statement in which it refers to the issue, and in which it states that “yesterday night, November 15, and in events that are already the subject of investigation, Apparently as a result of the reaction of one of our soldiers, organic of the Infantry Battalion No. 27 Magdalena, two minors were injured. “
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They highlight that the situation occurred in the midst of registration and control work, at the point mentioned, and that they regret the events that led to the death of the young people and show solidarity with their families.
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The young people who were traveling on a motorcycle did not heed the call to stop from the uniformed men who were at the checkpoint, and one of them opened fire
According to the military institution, the uniformed man “who would be the alleged perpetrator” was at the disposal of the Prosecutor’s Office “to carry out rigorous investigations to clarify the painful facts“the statement read.
In the same way, this newspaper learned that the CTI of the Prosecutor’s Office prioritized the formation of a team, so that during the course of the day the interviews with the military who were on duty at the checkpoint, speak with the commanders and learn the orders of service.
The weapon used remained in chain of custody, and it is expected that no later than Wednesday the reconstruction of the events will be carried out, on the road.
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The bodies of the young people will be transferred to Neiva, where Legal Medicine will proceed to carry out the respective necropsies, the results of which will be transcendental in the investigation.
It is expected that around noon, Minister Trujillo, from the capital of Huila, will deliver more details of the situation that recalls the death of Juliana Giraldo, in the middle of a military checkpoint, in mid-September, in Cauca.
JUSTICE.
