Colombia begins preparations for mass demobilization of FARC rebels
Colombia begins preparations for mass demobilization of FARC rebels
Posted by Adriaan Alsema on Jan 11, 2016
Colombia’s Congress will hold extra sessions to debate the pending demobilization and concentration of thousands if not tens of thousands of FARC guerrillas, President Juan Manuel Santos announced.
The FARC, Colombia’s largest and oldest rebel group, has been negotiating peace with the Santos administration since late 2012 and are in the final stretch of talks.
In the event of a final peace deal — or possibly before that — the government expects between 20,000 and 40,000 guerrillas and militia members to demobilize.
FARC spokeswoman Tanja Nijmeijer on Monday told Colombia Reports it is “too early” to clarify how many people the guerrilla group will demobilize.
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http://colombiareports.com/colombia-prepares-for-mass-demobilization-of-farc-guerrillas/
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