The companies of the hydrocarbon industry, members of the Colombian Association of Oil and Gas (ACP), expressed their rejection of the acts of violence and violation of human rights register in an oil field in Caquetá.
Farmers entered the facilities of the Emerald Energy Company’s Capella A fieldlocated in the village of Pozos in the municipality of San Vicente del Caguan, and are demanding the claim of their rights to the land.
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We make an urgent call to the Government so that, in defense of human rights, it intervenes immediately and restores public order
The violent takeover, which compromises the life and integrity of eight workers and dozens of police officers, took place this Thursday, March 2, starting at 5:50 in the morning. For 40 days the community has been leading blockades in the area.
The ACP made an urgent appeal to the national government so that, in defense of
from the human rights, intervene immediately and restore public order and, in this way, the right to life of the people who are still in the countryside and its surroundings is guaranteed and preserved.
In addition, it is urgent that “irreparable environmental damage” be avoided due to arson at the facilities, more considering that there are around 24,000 barrels of oil stored.
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“The oil and gas industry expresses sincere condolences to the family of the police officer who, according to information from the authorities, I had in the midst of these acts of violencepropitiated by those who took over the field,” said the ACP.
He Deputy Ricardo Arley Monroy Prieto He was shot by an AK-47 rifle. The community also mentions that a farmer had. In addition, the president of the ACP, Francisco José Lloreda, assured that 70 uniformed officers and company workers have been kidnapped.
Similarly, it is indicated that there are several wounded among uniformed men and peasants and that shots fired from the surroundings continue to be heard, which leads one to believe that organized armed groups that are present in the area are behind the acts of violence.
Given the delicate situation that is taking place in Caquetá, President Gustavo Petro assured that a commission from the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of the Interior and the Military Forces is already heading to the area. “I have ordered to stop the acts of violence”said.
