Congressman wants paramilitary statue demolished .

[Judi Lynn]

Congressman wants paramilitary statue demolished .
Tuesday, 18 January 2011 15:24 Jim Glade .

A congressman demands demolition of a statue that pays homage to paramilitaries in Cordoba, a department recently hit by neo-paramilitary violence.

Congressman Ivan Cepeda made a request via the right of constitutional appeal to the mayor of Monteria to demolish the city's statue that pays homage to paramilitaries.

In a public statement Congressman Cepeda said, "Under no circumstances should there be public tributes to armed groups responsible for so much violence, death and pain in the country."

Monteria is the capital of Cordoba, a northern Caribbean department that experienced high murder rates in 2010 and is continuing the same pattern in 2011.

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The congressman went on to say, "The existence of the 'Monument of Peace' offends the victims of crimes against humanity by these groups who continue to perpetrate in areas still under their control."

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