The U.N. envoy for Colombia says “the vast majority” of former fighters with the country’s largest rebel group remain committed to the 2016 peace deal with the government — despite the recent announcement that a few ex-commanders have taken up arms again.
Carlos Ruiz Massieu called the actions of the ex-commanders “regrettable and unjustified” and stressed “the swift and categorial rejection of these actions by all sectors across the country.
Massieu told the Security Council Thursday that “thousands of former fighters are pursuing academic studies, receiving vocational training, participating actively in co-operatives, and are employed in activities related to the peace agreement.”
But he expressed serious concern at continuing attacks against ex-FARC combatants, saying 20 have been killed since July, bringing the total since the peace agreement to 151.
The Associated Press
