Iván Duque assured that the institutions will not allow impunity in Colombia after the resumption of Jesús Santrich

The President of Colombia, Iván Duque, said this Friday that theThe institutions of the country have the strength to close the door to impunity, after the prosecutor's office took over the former head of the FARC Jesus Santrich When I had just left La Picota prison in Bogota.

"As President of Colombia, my responsibility in this area is to preserve the institutional strength of the rule of law. All our institutions will continue to work so that there is no impunity in the strict respect of the law, "he said in a statement issued by his office.

Duke added that "all the institutionality will be relentless against criminal recidivism", which is what is accused of Seuxis Paucias Hernández, aka "Jesús Santrich", for so-called conspire to send ten tons of cocaine to the United States after the signing of the peace agreement of November 2016, and stressed that those who would do it should receive "the full weight of the law".

The former guerrillas left La Picota in a wheelchair and surrounded by agents of the National Prison Institute and Carcelario (Inpec), the prosecutor's office and the police, pursuant to an order of "immediate freedom" issued two days ago by the Special Judge for Peace (JEP).

However, as soon as they entered the main gate of the prison, CTI agents from the prosecutor 's office read to Santrich a new arrest warrant and sent him back to La Picota.

Duque stressed that the resumption of the old guerrillas is a reflection of the fact that justice "acted with force" and condemned that the country "will not live with drug trafficking."

"The Constitution and the law are the maximum guide of all our actions, with an attachment to them and within their limits, we will continue to fight against drug trafficking in an integral way, cooperating with countries and without thinking " concluded.

Santrich was arrested in Bogotá on April 9, 2018 by the Colombian prosecutor's office. following an extradition request from the United States Department of Justice. with regard to drug trafficking, which according to the complaint filed after the signing of the peace, denounces the fact that, if it were true, would leave it in the hands of ordinary justice.

(With information from EFE)