Mompox (Bolívar). The Minister of Defense, Guillermo Botero Nieto, repudiates the vile murder of three young Colombian professionals, while working, by the residual Organized Armed Group (GAO) structure 36, in the village of Ochalí de Yarumal, Department of Antioquia. He in the same way expresses his pain and solidarity to their families.
The criminals, in the same way, wounded three other people. Four more came out unharmed of the attack.
Immediately all the security protocols foreseen by the Public Force were activated.
The Military Forces were ordered to intensify the presence and operations in order to find the criminals.
In a coordinated manner with the National Police, by air and land, units were sent to the area, to join those already in the zone. Now they have the mission to find the group responsible for this criminal operation, as well as the citizen whose whereabouts are still unknown.
The Commander of the National Army, General Ricardo Gómez Nieto; the Chief of Operations of the Army, General Ricardo Jiménez Mejía; the Commander of the Seventh Division, General Alberto Sepúlveda and the Commander of the Fourth Brigade, General Juan Carlos Ramírez, in the place of the events coordinate operations.
The authorities and the public force exist to guarantee the life, honor, assets, beliefs and other rights and liberties of the citizens.
The government with its Public Force continues to fulfill its constitutional mission to combat attacks and violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, and does not have a pause on its battle to protect rights and freedoms, and confront crime and illegality.
Source: Ministry of National Defense
