The former head of the FARC denounces that he will not be able to vote in the Colombian elections

The former head of the FARC denounces that he will not be able to vote in the Colombian elections

Londoño did what the authorities usually recommend to the citizens: verify that they are in the registers and check the place of suffrage.

The leader revealed that when he made the query, this legend appeared: “In force with loss or suspension of political rights”, dated February 24, 2021.

According to W Radio, quoted by the newspaper El Espectador, the incident is due to a conviction by the Sixth Criminal Court of the Bogotá Specialized Circuit against Londoño.

Due to the 2016 peace agreement, all arrest warrants against the guerrilla leadership are suspended, while the chiefs submit to the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), created especially in those understandings of 5 years ago.

The ruling is dated November 30, 2020 and holds him responsible for the crimes of extortionate kidnapping and rebellion, as well as an accessory penalty for inability of rights and public functions.

Londoño stressed several times the importance of the 2022 elections for the consolidation of the Peace Agreement.

About a month ago, in an interview precisely with El Espectador, the leader of Comunes affirmed that the elections “are going to mark a watershed: either we are inclined to build peace or we are going to generate a new conflict of more than 50 years, and that it will be much more degraded ”.

Colombia will elect 108 senators and 188 representatives (deputies) on March 13, and the first presidential round will take place on May 29.

Source From: Ambito

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