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Colombia arrested 6 social leaders on terrorism charges ahead of protests
by Adriaan Alsema January 26, 2020
Ahead of last week’s anti-government protests, Colombia’s police arrested six social leaders on terrorism support charges.
Among the detainees is David Ravelo, the son of a human rights defender who spent seven years in prison after releasing evidence that former President Alvaro Uribe met with paramilitaries ahead of the 2002 elections.
The arrest of Ravelo and Jaime Hernando Olarte in Bogota were denounced by their organization, the Popular Human Rights Network, on Tuesday already.
Noticias Uno reported on Saturday that another four social leaders were arrested on claims they had conspired with guerrilla group ELN and dissidents of the demobilized FARC guerrilla group the morning before the first anti-government protests this year.
Ravelo told Noticias Uno the charges filed against him were trumped up “exactly like what happened with my dad.”
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombia-arrested-6-social-leaders-on-terrorism-charges-ahead-of-protests/