Colombia’s opposition sued from all sides on charges of electoral fraud
Source: Colombia Reports
Colombia’s opposition sued from all sides on charges of electoral fraud
written by Adriaan Alsema October 9, 2016
While Colombia’s chief prosecution chief filed charges against the opposition campaign manager, human right advocates and victims sued former President Alvaro Uribe after he successfully helped sink a peace process with leftist FARC rebels.
The government and FARC rebels have agreed to consider changing the already signed deal while maintaining a bilateral ceasefire. The UN has agreed to keep its observers in Colombia.
But, the country’s conservative opposition has come under immense pressure after its campaign manager revealed the ‘No’ campaign strategy had been to foment public discontent and actively avoid the use of fact.
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Since Velez’ surprise announcement and resignation, the published list of lies and disinformation used in the campaign has piled up while the margin with which the opposition won was minuscule and deeply divided the country while creating major uncertainty in the regions where the armed conflict is now again ongoing.
Read more: http://colombiareports.com/colombias-opposition-sued-sides-charges-electoral-fraud/
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Medellin massively marches for peace, telling Colombia ‘Antioquia is not Uribe’
written by Adriaan Alsema October 8, 2016
Medellin, which convincingly voted ‘No’ to peace with the FARC in a referendum only five days earlier, massively took to the street to demand peace on Friday.
The march was the latest of a series of marches held throughout Colombia in response to the abrupt suspension of the already started peace process that plunged the country in a political and public security crisis unseen since the 1990s.
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Even Uribe himself could face charges for spreading lies in his years-long attempt to sink the process that seeks to end 52 years of violence between the state and the FARC, and embark on 10-year peace process that seeks major investments in the countryside, curb political exclusion and increase efforts to curb political violence.
More seriously even, Colombia’s chief prosecutor reiterated his predecessor’s request the Supreme Court open a criminal investigation into the former president’s alleged involvement in a 1997 massacre and broadly alleged ties to paramilitary death squads.
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http://colombiareports.com/medellin-massively-marches-peace-telling-colombia-antioquia-not-uribe/
