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Colombian President Ivan Duque
[cc/Tokota]
COLOMBIA’S specialist riot police unit Esmad was accused of treating opponents of the government as enemy soldiers today in its latest violent crackdown on peaceful protesters.
Indigenous leader Martha Peralta made the charge as right-wing President Ivan Duque was called upon to respect the right to protest in the South American country.
At least 22 people were detained and 10 injured during the latest round of government protests in the restive city of Cali, south of the capital Bogota.
The disputed election of a far-right president, who is also a US citizen, signals further consolidation of Washington’s regional power and represents a threat to the country’s democracy and sovereignty, writes WT WHITNEY JNR
ENRIQUE SANTIAGO ROMERO says the Colombian far-right’s election victory is deeply suspect — and the United States has its fingerprints all over it
Colombia’s success in controlling the drug trade should be recognised and its sovereignty respected, argues Dr GLORY SAAVEDRA