The ELN kidnaps a Colombian Army sergeant and her two children, ages 6 and 8

The leftist guerrilla THE N kidnapped a sergeant and her two children aged 6 and 8, one of them autistic, on the eve of a bilateral truce with the government of Colombia which will take effect on Thursday, authorities reported this Wednesday.

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He National Liberation Army (THE NGuevarista), who is negotiating peace with the leftist government of the president Gustavo Petroha “kidnaped to the sergeant second Ghislaine Karina Ramirez and their two children” at night of the July 3rd when the family was driving by to the border with Venezuela, indicated the Army in a newsletter.

The rebel commanders and the government have been in dialogue since November with a view to ending six decades of armed conflict. The parties have already agreed to a cessation of offensive operations from Thursday and, from August 3the truce will also include an end to extortion, kidnapping and other crimes.

“We strongly reject kidnapping in arauca (…) The Public force He will not rest until he finds them. This is a crime that will always be punished and there is no justification”, indicated the Ministry of Defense on its Twitter account.

Gerardo Ramirezfather of the kidnapped woman, told Blu Radio than Ghislaine (32 years old) was traveling in his personal vehicle with the children from his home in melgar (department of the tolima) and towards arauca (northeast) where it had been transferred by the Army.

“This is hard, it is sad because they are little children (…) and we are very humble”said.

On the eve of the start of the truce, the violence intensified. Three police officers were killed on Tuesday in North of Santanderneighbor to Venezuela. Two of them were killed by hitmen, while another was shot by a sniper, in events that are being investigated.

Last week soldiers killed six guerrillas in araucaalso close to Venezuela.

According to the defense minister, Ivan Velasqueza faction of THE N in the department of collided (northwest) will not be part of the ceasefire and, on the contrary, is in “armed strike”

If the truce is fulfilled, it will be the longest period of suspension of hostilities between state forces and the warfare.

The parties will meet again from August 14 in Venezuela to continue the peace talks.

Founded in the heat of the Cuban Revolution in 1964, the THE N It has almost 5,900 combatants, according to official figures for 2022.

The first leftist government in the history of Colombia aspires to close this old conflict through dialogue with all the armed organizations.

Source: Elcomercio

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