Leader FARC which accepted a peace deal with disbanded guerrillas, was killed by a sniper in southern Colombia in 2016, condemned on Tuesday the post-disarmament party.
With the assassination of Ronald Rojas, “a horrendous figure of 333 peace supporters has been killed, most of which occurred in the Duque government,” Rodrigo Londoño, head of the Comunes party, tweeted.
Who was Ronald Rojas?
Known as Ramiro Durán when he was leader of the FARC South Bloc, Rojas was 41 years old and was attacked by a sniper on Monday, who shot him twice in the chest in the countryside of the town of Neiva. strength, that’s a statement.
Before handing over his weapons in 2017, he was politically responsible for one of the largest structures in what was the most powerful guerrilla movement in America.
After the signing of the peace, he joined the commission for monitoring the signed agreements, which also includes Colombian officials.
From this body, he condemned “targeted attacks” on former guerrillas and their former accomplices in the south of the country.
In April 2021, Rojas left the Comunes party due to disagreements with the leadership.
He was “a leader committed to territory, dialogue and the process of reintegration,” the head of the UN mission in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massier, recalled on Twitter, emphasizing “the need to strengthen the security of ex-combatants and leaders.” peace.”
While the peace deal has reduced political violence, the country continues to deal with armed groups that profit from drug trafficking and other illicit profits in the former zones of influence of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
Hundreds of former guerrillas involved in the pact have been killed by gun-toting dissidents, drug dealers and even members of the public, according to prosecutors.
(AFP)
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