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Colombia continues mass arrest of social leaders, protest organizers
by Adriaan Alsema November 10, 2021
Colombia’s police stepped up the arrest of rural community leaders and urban government critics this week.
Defense Minister Diego Molano announced the arrest of social leader Aurelio Suarez on Sunday, claiming the detainee was involved in an attack on President Ivan Duque earlier this year.
The prosecution said Tuesday that 13 alleged leaders of anti-government protests earlier this year were arrested on vandalism and terrorism charges in the capital Bogota and Medellin.
The arrests of the farmers’ representative and the alleged members of “Frontline” protests organizations were fiercely criticized.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombia-continues-mass-arrest-of-social-leaders-protest-organizers/