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Colombia’s president announces peace process with FARC rebels

Colombia’s president announces peace process with FARC rebels

Gustavo Petro says negotiations have begun after the suspension of arrest warrants towards 19 rebels.

These talks mark the beginning of a second peace process between the government and rebel groups in the country.
These talks mark the start of a second peace course of between the federal government and insurgent teams within the nation.
(JOAQUÍN SARMIENTO / AFP)

Colombia’s lawyer normal has suspended arrest warrants towards 19 members of a bunch of former rebels who reject a 2016 peace deal, a step towards new negotiations promised by President Gustavo Petro.

The Estado Mayor Central armed group was based by former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels who didn’t be a part of that group’s demobilisation and conversion to a authorized political social gathering.

Petro has vowed to finish Colombia’s 60-year battle – which has killed not less than 450,000 folks – by inking peace or give up offers with remaining rebels and crime gangs and by totally implementing the FARC accord.

“The attorney general of the nation, after weighing the arguments presented by President Petro, and in accordance with his legal and constitutional duties, has decided to suspend existing and future arrest warrants against 19 people,” the lawyer normal’s workplace stated in a press release on Monday.

None of the 19 have extradition warrants, the prosecutor’s workplace stated.

The suspension will permit discussions to happen between the rebels and authorities officers, Petro stated on Twitter – a primary step to starting formal talks.

“A second peace process is beginning,” Petro tweeted, including discussions could be established between the federal government and the group.

The authorities is already in peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels and the 2 sides have stated they’re progressing towards a bilateral ceasefire deal.

The nation’s high peace official advised Reuters news company final month the federal government expects talks with the Estado Mayor and Segunda Marquetalia, one other FARC insurgent group, inside weeks.

The authorities is holding a ceasefire with the insurgent teams and a few crime gangs, although Petro stated on Thursday that the Clan del Golfo felony group had damaged its deal.

The lawyer normal stated in January he wouldn’t drop extradition warrants for drug-trafficking bosses, with whom Petro desires to agree give up offers.

Source: TRTWorld and businesses

Source: www.trtworld.com