Establishment candidate in Colombia’s elections linked to mafia
Far-right group goes from opposing communism to opposing...
ELN declares unilateral ceasefire ahead of Colombia’s elections
Colombia’s opposition dismisses US claim of ‘Russian threat’
Colombia’s drug policy a ‘failure’ that obstructed peace:...
Medellin government rejects ‘illegitimate’ interim mayor
Electoral violence in Colombia doubled since 2018
Colombia legalizes assisted suicide in historic ruling
Why Colombia’s upcoming elections could trigger a crisis
Colombia’s inspector general suspends mayors on election meddling...
  • About
  • Support
  • Newsletter
  • Contact
Colombia News | Colombia Reports
  • News
    • General
    • Analysis
    • War and peace
    • Elections
    • Economy
    • Culture
    • Sports
    • Science and Tech
  • Travel
    • General
    • Bogota
    • Medellin
    • Cali
    • Cartagena
    • Antioquia
    • Caribbean
    • Pacific
    • Coffee region
    • Amazon
    • Southwest Colombia
    • Northeast Colombia
    • Central Colombia
  • Data
    • Economy
    • Crime and security
    • War and peace
    • Development
    • Cities
    • Regions
    • Provinces
  • Profiles
    • Organized crime
    • Politics
    • Armed conflict
    • Economy
    • Sports
  • Lite
  • Opinion
Elections

FARC threatens voters in south-west Colombia

by Adriaan Alsema May 30, 2010

FARC guerrillas

Threats and attacks by the FARC guerrilla group are disrupting the presidential elections in south-west Colombia, authorities said Sunday morning.

Electoral committees in the north of the Cauca department say they feel seriously threatened by armed attacks carried out by FARC rebels in the region.

Colombia news - attacksBus drivers in the town of Argelia are refusing to work because guerrillas have been attacking the town throughout the weekend, newspaper El Espectador reported.

According to a delegate of the Colombia’s National Registrar, the government entity responsible for the elections, the FARC is blocking all traffic to prevent voters of the rural area reaching polling stations.

In the Valle del Cauca department, armed confrontations between the army and guerrillas are taking place, Colombia’s Interior and Justice Ministry said in its first report of the day on public order. The fighting started after the army found that guerrillas were planting explosives in the area to prevent people from voting.

Other explosives were dismantled and fighting took place in the central Tolima department.

One soldier was killed in a confrontation with rebels in the central Meta department and in the north-western Antioquia department, a soldier was injured when guerrillas attacked his patrol, the army said Sunday.

According to unconfirmed citizen reports, guerrillas on Saturday evening burnt ballot boxes in Riosucio, a town close to the border with Panama and a bomb was set off early Sunday morning in the eastern city of Bucaramanga.

2010 electionsFARCnational registrarvoting

Trending

  • Why Colombia’s upcoming elections could trigger a crisis

  • Colombia’s inspector general suspends mayors on election meddling charges

  • Medellin government rejects ‘illegitimate’ interim mayor

Related articles

  • Colombia claims 2 guerrilla chiefs killed in Venezuela

  • Mexico sends former guerrilla leader back to Colombia

  • Reintegration of Colombia’s former guerrillas threatened: UN

  • RSS

@2008-2019 - Colombia Reports. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by Digitale Zaken and Parrolabs


Back To Top