00:00That is why I have given clear instructions to establish a national protocol for action that will allow us to distinguish when we are facing the
00:10legitimate exercise of protest and when there are acts of violence, flagrancy, danger.
00:17The National Police will be the primary operational authority to address these situations.
00:22Belardo de la Espriella's announcement to enter universities with force amid protests has
00:28generated a stir.
00:29While some support the measure, other actors view it with fear and have questioned it, since in Colombia there is already
00:34Some of the consequences of responding with militarization and repression strategies have been seen.
00:39According to the Truth Commission, between 1962 and 2011, 588 crimes against members of communities were recorded.
00:46university students.
00:47According to the Pedagogical University, students, teachers, graduates, and workers have been victims of murders, disappearances, arbitrary detentions, and stigmatization processes.
00:56among other events that, he points out, have left profound effects on the academic and democratic life of the country.
01:02Several actors in the education sector have also pointed out that Article 69 of the Political Constitution guarantees university autonomy
01:09and that institutions may give themselves their own directives and be governed by their own statutes in accordance with the law.
01:15For his part, Guillermo Murillo, rector of the University of Valle, said in an interview with Blu Radio that, in reality,
01:21The violent incidents do not occur inside the institution, but in its surroundings, and those responsible are...
01:26actors who are not part of the university community.
01:28Ismael Peña, rector of the National University of Colombia, stated, on the other hand, that he is willing to sit down with the
01:34Las Priella team to support the design of the announced protocol.
01:37Peña emphasized that the Prosecutor's Office and the Police have the authority to enter campuses in cases where
01:41that a crime is committed on its premises.
01:43In fact, they did so a few weeks ago, when a young man was brutally beaten, the victim of an alleged attempted robbery.
01:49homicide.
01:50However, the rector of the National University stated that, traditionally, the decision to join the police force within the framework
01:55The protests have not brought real results.
01:57When there are protests and some students and people from outside the university use explosives, weapons, machetes, axes,
02:11It can be counterproductive for a police tank to enter a campus, and for that reason it is necessary to define
02:18The protocol is very good.
02:19We have 25,000 people here daily, and it could be counterproductive for a police armored vehicle to enter because it could cause injuries.
02:29to many other people.
02:31Although Las Priella assured that the main objective of the national protocol will be to distinguish between the legitimate exercise of protest
02:36And regarding acts of violence or disturbances of public order, further details about the strategy are not yet known.
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