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The FARC commander expressed his remorse, adding that “declaring this today does not repair the irreparable, it does not return any of the people who died, nor undoes the suffering caused to so many families, a suffering of which we are aware and hopefully will be forgiven.”
Bojaya representative talks back
The statement was made in the presence of victim representatives from Bojaya, a town that was virtually abandoned after the traumatic event.
Bojaya native Leyner Palacios told the press how the “population was in panic” after the paramilitary incursion and subsequent guerrilla attack.
Palacios confirmed the FARC was responsible for “launching the ‘pipeta’,” but that additional responsibility should be assumed by the paramilitaries “for using the population as a human shield” and the state for “ignoring the alerts and its collusion with the paramilitary forces.”
FARC asks forgiveness for 2002 Bojaya massacre
Now, if they can just hold the ceasefire it might be considered progress.
Bojaya representative talks back
The statement was made in the presence of victim representatives from Bojaya, a town that was virtually abandoned after the traumatic event.
Bojaya native Leyner Palacios told the press how the “population was in panic” after the paramilitary incursion and subsequent guerrilla attack.
Palacios confirmed the FARC was responsible for “launching the ‘pipeta’,” but that additional responsibility should be assumed by the paramilitaries “for using the population as a human shield” and the state for “ignoring the alerts and its collusion with the paramilitary forces.”
FARC asks forgiveness for 2002 Bojaya massacre
Now, if they can just hold the ceasefire it might be considered progress.