Revista de la Mañana. Violencia política en la zona gris: Exterminio de líderes sociales y el nuevo estatuto de oposición

Abstract

Jorge Rojas analyzes the critical security situation in Colombia during the power vacuum between the administrations of Juan Manuel Santos and Iván Duque. The interviewee identifies a systematic pattern of assassinations targeting social leaders and Colombia Humana activists, concentrated in municipalities where the political landscape shifted following the presidential elections. According to Rojas, there is a criminal plan involving prior intelligence, threats, and post-crime stigmatization campaigns, driven by sectors interested in halting land restitution, environmental defense, and the implementation of peace agreements. In the second part of the interview, Rojas highlights the significance of the Opposition Statute's enactment, a tool derived from the Peace Agreement that allows for political exercise with communication and resource guarantees. He announces that Gustavo Petro will assume the leadership of the opposition on August 7 through peaceful citizen mobilizations. The final call is for the Prosecutor's Office to act swiftly in investigations to prevent impunity and official speculation from justifying the physical elimination of political opponents