Colombia’s prosecutor general is preparing arrest warrants for the leaders of the ongoing coffee strike in the south-central Huila department, a local ombudsman told Colombia Reports Wednesday.
“The Prosecutor General is preparing arrest warrants to capture the leaders of the strike
Demonstrators were on their way back to Neiva from a Tuesday protest, said Meneses, when police arbitrarily stopped them “for almost an hour in the middle of the road.”
‘Colombia Police using excessive force against striking coffee workers’
The coffee strikes in Huila and other southern departments have been marred by violence. Several videos showing what appears to be excessive police force have been shared on several social media websites.
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Sources
- Interview with Jesus Elias Meneses, the Ombudsman of Neiva, Huila.
- Fiscalia investiga a 70 personas por desordenes durante paros (El Tiempo)