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COLOMBIAN ARMY DELIVERS COMMUNITY LEADERS TO PARAMILITARIES
On November 28, 1999, Batallion No.45, Heroes de Majagual took in to
custody near San Pablo in the Magdalena Medio region two community leaders
EDGAR QUIROGA, member of the Middle Magdalena Permanent Regional Board for
Peace and GILDARDO FUENTES. The military troops then delivered the two to
paramilitaries bearing clothing identifying them as members of Carlos
Castano's AUC (Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia).
Their current whereabouts are unknown. Gildardo Fuentes had also been
attacked and injured by paramilitary forces in early October with apparent
impunity for his attackers.
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What you should do
We request that you write or call the individuals named to the right with the following requests:
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Please write to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Secretary of Defense William
Cohen, and U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Curtis Kamman to express outrage at this
example of close cooperation between the Colombian military and the paramilitaries
and to urge that the Clinton Administration retire any plans to assist the Colombia
military and actively oppose the Alianza Act of 1999, introduced by Republican
Senators a few weeks ago.
Also suggest pulling the visa of Brigadier General Martin Orlando Carreno-Sandoval
and his family and of Colonel Jesus Maria Clavijo and his family, the Commander of
Batallion No. 45
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Write to members of the Colombian government, including president
Andres Pastrana to investigate their
actions of such General and Colonel as Commanders and remove them from office if
they are shown to have cooperated or promoted this collaboration with the
paramilitaries.
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We urge you to write to your Representatives and Senators
to encourage them to oppose further U.S. military aid to the Colombian military, which has once
again shown its total disdain for human rights and the security and well being of Colombian citizens.
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Please send copies of your letters, faxes, or emails to the Colombian Support Network.
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Madeleine Albright
Secretary of State
Phone:
+1 (202) 647-1533
Email:
secretary@state.gov
William Cohen
Department of Defense
Fax:
+1 (703) 697-9080
Online email form:
Click Here
In Colombia
When dialing from the US, dial 011 to get an international line, then
Colombia's country code (57) and then the eight-digit phone number.
Note: If you are trying to fax to the numbers below and someone picks up, say "FAX"
clearly into the phone, wait for a response, and then thank them and hang up.
You may then dial back, and send the fax.
Curtis Kamman
U.S. Ambassador to Colombia
Phone:
+57 (1) 315-2163
Fax:
+57 (1) 315-2197
Email:
cwkbogo@usia.gov
Note: Please use this email address only in conjunction with
the other means given (phone, fax). It is as yet unverified.
Andres Pastrana Arango
Presidente de la Republica
Carrera 8 n. 7-26 Palacio de Nariño,
Santa Fe de Bogota.
Colombia
Email:
pastrana@presidencia.gov.co
Phone:
+57 (1) 284-3300
Fax:
+57 (1) 286-7434
+57 (1) 286-6842
+57 (1) 284-2186
Nestor Humberto Martinez
Ministro del interior
Ministerio de Gobierno
Carrera 8 n. 8-09
Santa Fe de Bogota, Palacio de Nariño
Phone/Fax:
+57 (1) 286-8025
+57 (1) 334-3960 ext. 0630
Luis Fernando Ramirez
Ministro de la Defensa
Ministerio de Defensa Nacional
Avenida El Dorado con carrera 52 CAN
Santa Fe de Bogota
Email:
infprotocol@mindefensa.gov.co
Phone/Fax:
+57 (1) 222-1874
Jaime Bernal Cuellar
Procurador General de la Nacion
Procuraduria General de la Nacion
Carrera 5 n. 15-80
Santa Fé de Bogota
Phone/Fax:
+57 (1) 342-9723
+57 (1) 281-7531
Martin Orlando Carreno-Sandoval
Brigadier General of the 45th Brigade
Fax:
+57 (7) 645-5051
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