00:00The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, led a start of the largest ever land handover
00:05to farmers communities and victims of violence in the country.
00:10In Montería, the capital of Córdoba department, the executive delivered 8,000 hectares victims
00:16of paramilitary violence.
00:18On the ceremony, the head of state stressed the importance of democratizing lands as it
00:25is part of the administration's efforts to restore peace and justice nationwide.
00:30The director of the Union for Victims explains the significance of this process initiative
00:35by the progressive government.
00:39This is a historical day since it shows a different country.
00:45We have a government that has had to fight for decades to get here.
00:50In addition, there are some victims who became social leaders, women and men, who not only
00:58changed the face of the territory, but also a former paramilitary leader is now a manager
01:05of peace.
01:06And he has made a commitment in the victims unit that the assets that do not appear in
01:12the fund, he himself will be in charge of the assets delivered by paramilitaries reaching
01:20the front for reasons of justice.
01:26The former paramilitary chief Salvatore Mancuso joined the peace process by referring the
01:33request for forgiveness to the victims.
01:37I am committed to redeeming all the damage and pain that I caused you.
01:48We, Mr. President, restructured the Colombian countryside by means of different strategies,
01:53including a policy of land accumulation that became a de facto agrarian counter-reform,
01:58which is exactly what your government is doing today, delivering these lands to the farmers
02:02and the victims in Colombia.
02:04Thus, the countryside and rural communities are being dignified with these deliveries,
02:08as they have suffered the aftermath so.
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