The Colombian Government suspended the purchase of stolen indigenous
land to return to the Colombian natives after the death of two
soldiers near an indigenous reservation in Cauca.
The Colombian Government suspended the purchase of stolen indigenous
land to return to the Colombian natives, because Bogotá suspects indigenous of
killing two soldiers at an army checkpoint in Cauca.
Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias told W Radio he first wants to know if indigenous are responsible for the killing of the soldiers, before he resumes returning the stolen land.
The Minister explained the soldiers were killed by an explosive that was activated from a house in the indigenous reservation nearby.
“Together with the President and the Interior Minister we are waiting to establish who is responsible. It’s clear that militias of the FARC were inside the reservation. We are investigation if there have been any kind of collaboration with one of the communities there. We could not accept that, because our soldiers have human rights too,” Arias said.
The Minister clarified the government’s already bought more than half of the land it promised to return to the indigenous. The remaining land however depends on the the outcome of the investigation, he said.