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Diplomats 'concerned and amused' by Colombia's attempts to restrict access to FARC reintegration cam
FARC reintegration camp in Dabeiba, Antioquia (Image: UN Verification Mission)
by Adriaan Alsema June 26, 2019
Foreign diplomats in Colombia are reportedly annoyed with the country’s foreign ministry for trying to restrict their access to FARC reintegration camps.
Multiple embassies received a letter from the foreign ministry in which they were told they can only visit demobilized FARC guerrillas in the “second and fourth week of each month between Wednesday and Friday.”
The ambassadors were also told they can only visit after government approval that would have to be requested three weeks before any visit to the so-called ECTRs, tiny villages where FARC guerrillas are taking part in reintegration projects.
According to political analyst Ariel Avila, the letter was received both with concern and amusement as the Colombian government cannot legally restrict the liberty of movement of anyone, most certainly not diplomats.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/diplomats-concerned-and-amused-by-colombias-attempts-to-restrict-access-to-farc-reintegration-camps/
