Attempted assassination on leftist Colombian presidential candidate widely condemned
Attempted assassination on leftist Colombian presidential candidate widely condemned
Feb 24, 2014 posted by Luke Horswell
Sunday’s assassination attempt on Aida Avella has been condemned by various sectors of the political community.
Avella is the candidate for left-wing party Patriotic Union (Union Patriotica – UP) and was attacked by gunmen while on her campaign trail in the northeastern department of Arauca.
Since the attack Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos has pledged “all that is necessary” to protect the leftist leader along with a promise to to investigate the attempted assassination.
Santos’ sentiments were echoed by candidate for the Democratic Center Party (Centro Democratico) Ivan Zuluaga who called for “all measures and safeguards to prevent this from happening,” reported El Espectador.
The FARC’s peace delegation in Cuba said in a published statement that the assassination attempt on presidential candidate Aida Avella was “effectively attacking the credibility of the peace process.” The FARC also called for the government to open “an investigation with immediate results” to show that they can provide political guarantees for opposition parties.
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http://colombiareports.co/farc-condemn-attempted-assassination/