GOVERNMENT
WILL SUPPORT THE FAMILIES OF THE MP’S MURDERED BY TERRORIST
GROUP, FARC
- “The truth is that it’s very hard, in the middle
of the pain. Look: the pain will encourage us to support the
families, but not to the halting of the State”.
- “Pain should be a source of sympathy and support for the
families, but can’t be the halting of the State”.
- “The State can not yield to blackmail”.
Cartagena, June 29 (MRE). Support for the relatives of the 11
members of parliament who were murdered by the FARC, and that
find themselves in a difficult economic situation, has been announced
by the President Álvaro Uribe Vélez.
The Head of State indicated, during the closure of the Andesco
Congress, that the meeting with the relatives of the 11 mp’s
was very painful, but also very constructive.
He said that, as he returned yesterday to Bogotá, he
looked for his sons -Tomás and Jerónimo- to give
them blessing, just the way he does every night. Then, his wife,
Mrs. Lina Moreno, reminded him that many of the children in Cali
had lost their parents, who were the mp’s of the Valle.
“As I returned to Bogotá, I went to look for my
children to give them my blessings, and Lina told me, these children
have a father, who comes to give them his blessings. Those from
Cali lost their fathers or the parents lost their children. That’s
a very hard thing”, she affirmed.
He continued indicating that “the Government has to find
the mechanisms. There is no indemnification who could overcome
the pain. There are many orphan children with difficulties for
studying”.
“I think that the Government cannot wait to be sued, or
wait for sentences of the Council of State, or some orders of
payment from international courts. I think we have to find alternatives
as soon as possible, to support those families in the middle
of this hard situation. We’re going to do it”, he
explained.
The President indicated that next week he will return to Cali
to speak with the families of the deputies of the Valle.
THE PAIN
Uribe said that in last night’s meeting he felt a deep
contrast between the pain and the responsibilities with the Democratic
Security policy.
He indicated that many told him not to go yesterday to speak
with the families, that he should wait until the pain had passed,
since often the pain is expressed through aggressiveness, but
he replied that the events where he doesn’t assist are
cocktails and parties.
“Now, the pain of the families; I think what we need is
to support them, for them to feel our company. Yesterday I was
told by many countrymen: don’t go, wait, it’s not
the right moment, often the pain is expressed through aggressiveness.
I told them, no, I don’t pay attention to cocktails and
parties, but we have to pay attention to the pain of the people.
We have to support the families. And all us, citizens, have to
accompany them, make them feel our fondness, make them feel our
affection”, he added.
He affirmed that it is easy to say no to the demilitarized zone
in a venue like the IX Congress of Public Services, but a very
different thing is, to tell the families if the Valle, that in
middle of their pain, request for it.
“The truth is that it’s very hard, in the middle
of the pain. Look: the pain must encourage us to support the
families, but not to the halting of the State. The pain should
be source of sympathy and support for the families, but can’t
be a reason for the halting of the State. The State can not yield
to blackmail”.
“I was saying yesterday: well, this pain. But if I propose
a demilitarized zone, for them to think that the crime pays?
If something important has happened during the last years, is
the firmness to face crimes, which reflects on the figures, it
shows that crime does not pay”, he affirmed.
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