Bogota (August 08, 2018): Latin-American country, Colombia’s newly elected President, Ivan Duque has sworn in to office.
During the ceremony, he promised in his speech to make corrections, to a peace deal with leftist rebels that has divided the country and to crack down on lingering armed groups still roaming the countryside.
He added that we will make corrections to ensure that the victims receive truth, proportional justice, reparations and not a repetition.
Duque will have to lead peace negotiations with the National Liberation Army, a guerrilla army of some 2,000 fighters that began talks with Duque’s predecessor, Juan Manuel Santos.
President Duque said that the moment has come for all of us to unite to fight against illegal groups and promised to get tough on crime, drug trafficking groups and other armed and rebel groups.
In another nod to conservatives who have demanded tougher negotiation terms with rebel groups, Duque said he will push for a constitutional reform that makes it impossible for the government to grant amnesty to individuals who have been involved in drug trafficking and kidnappings.
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