They denounce possible “ false positives ” of the Bolivarian National Guard: tension mounts on the Colombian and Venezuelan border

The displacement situation that exists in the municipality of Arauquita, on the border with Venezuela, due to clashes between the Special Action Forces (FAES) and the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) with dissidents from the Revolutionary Armed Forces from Colombia (FARC) published the testimony and the complaint of the murder of a family by uniforms from the neighboring country.

In dialogue with RCN Radio, the representative of the municipality of Arauquita, Joel Llanes, said he had received complaints about alleged “false positives” allegedly committed by the Bolivarian National Guard. According to the official, we learned of the deaths of four people who were apparently peasants, who were presented as guerrillas killed in action.

“This is information from relatives of some people that appears in some images killed with weapons and a grenade around the body and the pants tied with a rope. The images are very questionable and people say they were peasants from La Victoria, a town opposite the municipality of Arauquita. Apparently, they are presented as victims of the guerrillas ”, Llanes said at the station.

He added that these complaints have sparked fear in the population across the border, which triggered the massive entry of Venezuelans into Colombia, a figure that goes to 4,000 people, who are in 8 camps across the border. Arauquita.

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“It is very difficult to serve all this population, we are completely overwhelmed despite the fact that inter-institutional coordination has already been done and with national and international organizations that we still cannot do”, announced the official.

Likewise, he called on the Colombian population to put their eyes on this humanitarian difficulty, because he assured that with the passing of days they will not have the capacity to assist all Venezuelans and Colombians who have arrived fleeing the conflict. which erupted in the country. past. Sunday March 21.

Llanes assured that more humanitarian aid is needed, such as “mats, blankets and non-perishable food. These helpers can be directed to the Arauquita fire department. We are very worried. ANDIn a few days, there will not be enough food rations for everyone ”, which is why he launched emergency appeals to support this population.

For his part, Javier Tarazona, director of Fundaredes, also made known the complaints of possible “false positives” that some people suffered, who reported that their families had been massacred and in uniform to be presented as FARC guerrillas.

Through her Twitter account, Tarazona posted a video in which a woman named Yanilce recounted how her brother had been the victim of this scourge.

“An army tank arrived at my brother’s house, they entered in disorder and for the simple fact that my brother, my sister-in-law, my nephew had Colombian identity cards, which is why they ‘took them away and said he was FARC guerrilla “says the woman.

Yanilce, said his brother had received weapons, a uniform and boots. He explained that his 20-year-old brother “He was wearing cholas, shorts and a flannel, if you see the pictures there you can see the shorts that are under his disgusting green pants that they put on him.”

“The Venezuelan government slaughtered half of my family, when I worked for the Venezuelan government for 18 years, I worked for four Venezuelan government institutions and the payment it gives me is to slaughter my family, simply because that they have a Colombian identity card. “ He refuted after exposing the murder of his family.

This story was also published by Noticias Caracol, who protected the identity of the woman, who clarified that, “They took my two brothers, my nephew and my sister-in-law. They slaughtered them and they put on boots they didn’t wear and uniforms that would never be theirs.

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