00:00The judge orders the protection of pieces removed from the National Museum after admitting guardianship.
00:04The 24th Family Court of Bogotá admitted a tutela action filed by the collectives
00:08León Zuleta and Revolution in Pink and ordered urgent measures to protect the pieces
00:12removed from the National Museum by the government of Abelardo de la Espriella.
00:15According to a social media post by Gabriel Becerra, a representative in the House of Representatives, the judge
00:19He ordered that the disassembled pieces cannot be destroyed, altered, or removed from the museum.
00:24It also ordered a halt to the removal of other works due to their content until there is a
00:28a formal decision that justifies it.
00:29In the guardianship admission, it was also established that the ministry has one day
00:33capable of ruling on the protection action and presenting the evidence or documents
00:37relevant.
00:38Likewise, the court asked that ministry, headed by Minister Paola Holguín, to
00:42Explain whether the entity has autonomy regarding the decisions made within the
00:46museum and will have to deliver the ministry's regulatory framework.
00:49The injunction granted by the court indicates the application of a provisional measure that
00:53It was adopted by the judge.
00:55This office considers the requested provisional measures to be necessary,
00:59urgent and proportionate to prevent irreparable damage to property
01:04constitutionally protected while the present constitutional action is decided on its merits.
01:09It reads in the document.
01:10Furthermore, it points out that these types of works have a close relationship with fundamental rights
01:14to truth, historical memory, freedom of artistic expression, and reparation
01:18symbolic of the victims.
01:19In that regard, the court determined that the application of the provisional measure is
01:24necessary, urgent and effective.
01:25The provisional measure adds that a detailed report was delivered within 24 hours.
01:31containing the complete list of the pieces removed from the museum, indicating their location
01:35current state of conservation and the agency that ordered the removal.
01:38The decision comes amid protests that have been taking place since Saturday in front of the museum.
01:43in protest against the removal of 30 pieces related to the LGBTIQ+ population, feminist struggles,
01:48the 2016 peace agreement and the country's political memory.
01:52The works were part of the rooms Making Society, Memory and Nation and Strength, Faith and Substance.
01:56The removal of those pieces was done by order of the president, who asked the minister of
02:00Culture, Paola Holguín, to remove what she described as an ode to terrorism.
02:04In his statement on the protests, marked by the intervention of the Unity
02:08National Riot Police, Holguín questioned why some protesters arrived wearing hoods
02:12and resorted, according to her, to force.
02:15He also stated that some attendees brought minors to the demonstrations and
02:19They used them as shields.
02:20The minister defended the police action and maintained that they were seeking to guarantee the right to protest.
02:24peaceful and protect citizens and heritage.
02:27The discussion has focused on the role of the National Museum in representing the
02:31political history of the country and the preservation of historical memory.
02:33Becerra pointed out that, although the guardianship is still pending a final decision,
02:38The measures represent a first step towards protecting the works.
02:41We will demand compliance and continue fighting for the return of the pieces to the exhibitions.
02:46It is read at the end of the tweet.
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