Colombia Guerilla War
Colombia’s Peace Treaty with guerilla group, FARC
Since 1964, Colombia has been in war against the largest guerilla group called The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, also known as FARC. The rebel group was created by Marxists to fight for the justification of the poor, considering only the rich minority owns the majority of the land in Colombia. With the opinion that violence will bring more success to carry out their plan for a change in the government, the FARC has been committing many crimes such as theft, kidnap, murder, etc., to the normal citizens of Colombia. On September of 2016, the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia held a plebiscite where citizens vote whether they would like the 52 years …show more content…
The guerilla group has done numerous evil acts against the people and their loved ones, such as theft, kidnap, and murder. The rebels have also been in the drug trafficking business. Knowing all these, the treaty states that if the FARC members confess to their crimes, then they would be free of charge. Many of the people can not easily forgive their deeds like the government, and need the rebels to pay for their …show more content…
There are those in politics that disagree with the President Santos’ approach to the peace treaty. When the president enforced the treaty again a month after the voter’s rejection, the opposing side was furious. Santos gave the decision to the congress, who favored the president, and therefore won the vote to continue with the peace accord. Because the deal was done so fast, part of the government was also not pleased that the president of Colombia did not give them enough time to review the treaty that Santos
Since 1964, Colombia has been in war against the largest guerilla group called The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, also known as FARC. The rebel group was created by Marxists to fight for the justification of the poor, considering only the rich minority owns the majority of the land in Colombia. With the opinion that violence will bring more success to carry out their plan for a change in the government, the FARC has been committing many crimes such as theft, kidnap, murder, etc., to the normal citizens of Colombia. On September of 2016, the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia held a plebiscite where citizens vote whether they would like the 52 years …show more content…
The guerilla group has done numerous evil acts against the people and their loved ones, such as theft, kidnap, and murder. The rebels have also been in the drug trafficking business. Knowing all these, the treaty states that if the FARC members confess to their crimes, then they would be free of charge. Many of the people can not easily forgive their deeds like the government, and need the rebels to pay for their …show more content…
There are those in politics that disagree with the President Santos’ approach to the peace treaty. When the president enforced the treaty again a month after the voter’s rejection, the opposing side was furious. Santos gave the decision to the congress, who favored the president, and therefore won the vote to continue with the peace accord. Because the deal was done so fast, part of the government was also not pleased that the president of Colombia did not give them enough time to review the treaty that Santos