Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Now, my second comment is around the election campaign that is currently in process in Colombia. International pre-electoral observers went to Colombia and stated the following:
The Mission identified the following factors that impede free and fair elections in some areas of Colombia that we visited:
1. Many sources report that public monies are being transferred for illicit uses in the elections.
2. Fraud and electoral crimes:
We found that many negative practices persist, such as:
- Vote buying and selling.
- Misuse of identity documents.
- Illegal possession of identity documents, including stolen documents.
- Coercion and intimidation of voters.
- Fraud committed by polling officers....
- Obstruction of electoral observers....
- Control over public transportation to prevent voters from moving freely, as well as transporting voters to voting places that are not their places....
3. Illegal campaign financing
The use of public funds to benefit particular candidates.
This mission is by independent observers who are pointing out substantial impediments to free and fair elections in Colombia. So my question is very simple: why won't the regime allow those free and fair elections to take place in Colombia?