Colombia: they attack the hotel where the Madrid Forum organized by VOX is held, which brings together the right-wing of the region

A group of fifty protesters gathered this Friday in front of the Bogotá hotel where the Ibero-American right is holding the Madrid Forum, promoted by the Spanish far-right party voxin a protest that led to clashes with the security forces.

With cries of “they will not pass” and “Bogotá will be the tomb of fascism”the group of far-left demonstrators gathered at the gates of the Radisson Hotel, guarded by police.

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Although the rally started peacefully, after a few moments of tension The demonstrators threw stones and paint at the building and broke the windows with a hammer.

The response of the security forces, which also had the support of the Mobile Anti-riot Squad (Esmad), caused the protesters to flee.

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The calls to protest against the celebration of this event were announced days ago by the organization RASH Bogotá and the Antifascist Coordination in rejection of the Spanish party vox and its “xenophobic, sexist and classist practices”.

Demonstrators hold a protest against the realization of the First Regional Meeting of Foro Madrid: For democracy and freedoms. (EFE/Carlos Ortega).

“Vox represents the spearhead of international neo-fascism”, representatives of the organizers of the protest explained to Efe, who insisted that “Colombia has the possibility of changing course and having a new political project.”

In addition, they added that “they do not agree that the Police is protecting international fascism”, while they denied any relationship with Colombian politicians, after the organization of the Madrid Forum accused the left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, favorite in the polls, of being behind the calls for demonstrations.

“As in anti-Francoist Madrid, we now say: Bogotá will be the tomb of fascism”, they indicated.

The Forum Madrid It is defined as “an international alliance that includes all those people who, regardless of their ideology, share the defense of freedom, democracy and the rule of law.”

In this sense, it has the objective of “raising awareness about the advance of the extreme left and its failed system of government, as well as counteracting the strategies of the Sao Paulo Forum and the Puebla Group.”

The event is organized by the Disenso Foundation, whose president is the general secretary of Vox, Santiago Abascal.

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Source: Elcomercio