More troops to control violence in western Colombia port city
More troops to control violence in western Colombia port city
Mar 20, 2014 posted by Luke Horswell
Colombia’s Defense Ministry on Thursday promised more troops to contain the exacerbated human rights crisis in the coastal city of Buenaventura.
The statement said “we will bring additional groups of urban special forces and keep with militarization efforts in certain areas of the harbor.”
The statement reads that the city will receive the increased military presence by Friday.
Mario Angulo, a local community activist said “in this case, the Ministry of Defense and the local government believe the solution is to militarize the entire city. It has done so numerous times but situation remains the same which means it does not solve the problem.”
More:
http://colombiareports.co/ministry-defense-sends-troops-control-violence-buenaventura/