Request for release of four peace spokespersons appointed by the national government is denied

They are accused of various crimes, including conspiracy to commit a crime and aggravated robbery, obstruction of public roads, robbery with a firearm, incineration of vehicles and a CAI, among others.EFE/Ricardo Maldonado Rozo

On Thursday, January 26, a Neiva guarantee control judge denied the request to release four young people from the front line of Huila, who had been designated as spokespersons for peace by the national government. The robed man indicated that the request It is “inadmissible”.

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This decision is in addition to the one adopted on January 20 by a Bogotá Guarantee Control judge against Luidiar Felipe Camacho, Steven Guevara Vega and Daniel Fernando Ruiz

In his decision, the judge emphasized that: “The office did not agree to the requests raised by the defense, since they are inadmissible in light of the arguments presented.”

Thus, Andrés Felipe Yara Vargas, alias Payaso, Kevin David García Mosquera, Edwin Herrera Pimentel and Cristian Andrés Reyes Cuellar, who are linked to criminal investigations for acts of violence and vandalism within the framework of the 2021 national strike, will continue to be held for The authorities.

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They are accused of various crimes, including conspiracy to commit a crime and aggravated robbery, obstruction of public roads, robbery with a firearm, incineration of vehicles and a CAI, among others.

In another of the points on which his verdict was based, the Neiva guarantee control judge pointed out that “the totality or requirements were not met to prove these conditions of spokespersons and, therefore, there was an excess and overflow of those who issued these decisions in the Executive”.

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This would be a message for Danilo Rueda, High Commissioner for Peace, since he was the person who requested the suspension and substitution of the security measure against the members of the Huila front line.

Specifically, the Attorney General’s Office reported that alias Payaso, participated, along with another group of people, in multiple acts of violence such as burning buses, thefts from supermarkets, demanding money from cargo carriers to allow them to pass with merchandise, and vandalism. in the framework of the days of demonstrations in Colombia.

According to the investigations carried out by the investigative entity, those who were denied their request for release would be part of a group called Los Escuderos, from the front line in Neiva, and would have participated in 10 criminal events between May and July of 2021.

Among these crimes, they are accused of burning public service vehicles, the CAI of the Cándido neighborhood, in Neiva, a service station, in Palermo (Huila). None of them accepted the charges.

The national government has indicated that Andrés Felipe Yara, alias Payaso, is a 10-semester undergraduate student in Artistic and Cultural Education, in addition to having participated in various cultural events such as dialogues to strengthen the Circus sector. Likewise, in spaces of peace and human rights, led by the Secretary of Culture of Neiva.

Regarding Kevin David García Mosquera, 32 years old, the authorities have explained that he is an occupational health professional and nursing assistant with more than 7 years of experience in the sector. His social work would be linked to technical support in road construction and the delivery of gifts and food to girls, boys and adolescents.

For his part, Edwin Herrera Pimentel has provided logistical support in catechesis and coordination of parish groups in Huila, such as Missionary Childhood.

Finally, regarding Cristian Andrés Reyes Cuellar, the authorities have indicated that he is a young man who has stood out for his leadership and social work in the most humble neighborhoods of the city of Neiva, instructing boys and girls from neighborhoods of strata 1 and 2 in sports activities, especially Parkour.

Through their parents, the young people have expressed their willingness to exercise their role as spokespersons for peace. It should be noted that this group of people should work on projects of entities such as the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management, Unit for Victims, the Dialogue and Coexistence System of the Ministry of the Interior and the Working Group and Inclusion of the Ministry of Labor, among others.

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