SAN ANDRES PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION OVER POLITICAL CRISIS MET WITH COLOMBIAN RIOT POLICE

The peaceful demonstration led by leaders of the indigenous Raizal community of San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina in front of the government headquarters in San Andre was held in the wake of the imposition of Colombian military governance of the archipelago. The civic action was met with a large contingent of military police, clad in full riot gear, who sought to remove the demonstrators by force. The Raizal leaders stood their ground. The civic action was taken in the wake of the violation of current law which requires civilian governance by a resident of the territory.