The story of Rebecca Sprößer, the German expelled by the Colombian government

This Tuesday, we knew that the German Rebecca Sprößer, who was part of the front line in the city of Cali, was approached by Colombian migration officials and deported from the countryAccording to the entity, this happened because they checked that the German woman’s papers and her residence permit in Colombia had expired and that is why they started the deportation process.

The young journalist has become very famous in recent months because of the coverage she made of the national strike and especially the support she gave to young people on the front lines in Cali. However, as she herself told RTVC’s Carlos Gutiérrez, her original goal was different because she came to the country for her love of salsa. But, not everything went according to plan as Rebecca entered an academy, but classes were suspended after the days of protest, curfews and acts of violence that accompanied the nights of the capital of the Valley have started.

“I wanted to stay two weeks because I love salsa, but I fell in love with the people, the way of life and I stayed,” said the German citizen.

When thousands of people began to march through the capital of the Valley, the German woman began to record what was happening in the streets. He was in some areas of the department where he saw how some demonstrators promoted the blockades and burned a CAI and a MÍO. But her story of union with the Cali protesters began, On May 3, a foundation asked him to help collect medicine, food and other goods for delivery to Puerto Resistencia, “and from that day on I was there, I practically moved and I was there day and night “El Tiempo insured daily.

A month and a few days later, Sprößer was threatened on June 20 so that she would not continue to openly support the protests and the frontline group.

“When the call came in I was in shock for a few seconds, but then I thought I shouldn’t be afraid”. And she decided that instead of contacting her embassy and returning home, she made a post stating that she had been threatened.

“The Colombian government will find a way to make me recover this damage in any way, even if there are 100 Germans who must be killed”, indicates the text of the young woman. In your opinion, moreover, Rebeca said an anonymous man told her she was “lost” and got involved “with death and death already haunts me”. and I add “They’re stalking me and they want to make me disappear, that they’re going to take me and kill me, and they’re worth shit what the German Embassy says.”

The post was supported by thousands of Colombians, but that did not intimidate the woman who continued to support movements in the city of Cali and became more active than ever in networks and on the streets. But a few days ago the threats came true and On July 24, she suffered a hit by a hitman from which she was unharmed, but a friend accompanying her received 13 gunshot wounds.

“Last night I saw myself with a friend to work on unemployment issues. We were sitting outside in a public place and suddenly, without speaking, a subject came to shoot us at point blank range. He didn’t stop firing until his gun ran out of shots “commented the young woman.

She predicted that in the midst of the attack, her friend stood right in front of her and practically saved her life. “He received 13 gunshot wounds all over his body, including 3 to the head and several to the chest. I only received scratches from the projectiles coming out of his body. I also had my briefcase in front of me and due to the two conditions it came to me with much less force and impact “commented the reporter.

From now on, before the investigation into the events in which her life was endangered, she will be expelled from the country.

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