Leftist Colombian senators and Bogota mayor receive death threat

[Judi Lynn]

Leftist Colombian senators and Bogota mayor receive death threat
Mar 11, 2015 posted by Rush Dorsett

The mayor of Bogota and some of Colombia’s most prominent leftist opposition senators said they have received death threats from a neo-paramilitary group.

The letter, which was found this morning in the offices of the socialist Democratic Pole party and the Bogota Mayor’s Office, threatened to kill a number of lawmakers if they do not flee the city within 24 hours.

Among those listed were leaders of social organizations and political parties that support ongoing peace talks with the FARC.
The victims included Senator Ivan Cepeda, Senator Claudia Lopez and Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro, among others.

The threat was signed by the Aguilas Negras, an extreme-right paramilitary group.

More:
http://colombiareports.co/leftist-colombian-senators-and-bogota-mayor-receive-death-threat/

[Judi Lynn]

1. Ivan Cepeda's father, Senator Ivan Cepeda, was himself assassinated in Colombia.

Leftist politicians have been in grave danger from the very first, and constantly since the 1940's, when a wildly popular Presidential candidate was publicly assassinated, triggering 10 years of extreme violence, known as "La Violencia."