A proposal by Polo Democratico Congressman Franklin Legro seeks a
constitutional amendment to allow ex-members of the M-19 to run for
public office. The proposed amendment would also give paramilitaries
and individuals who have committed crimes against humanity the same
opportunity.
The proposal seeks to amend article 122 of the Colombian Constitution, which prohibit
M-19 was a guerrilla group that demobilized and signed a treaty with the government in 1989. They formed a political party to pursue their left-wing social goals through legitimate channels. Today some ex-members of the M-19 are Polo Democratico representatives in Congress.
Legro argues that following the signing of the treaty “
Polo Democrático senator Gustavo Petro recognized that Legro wanted to remedy the situation but said that in doing so would
Legro pointed out that Polo Democrático members such as
he added.