Former leader of the 'First Line' in Pereira denounces that he was threatened with death

Pressures continue against Christian Orrego, better known as Mao Orre, former leader of Risaralda's 'Frontline' and who became a social activist in Pereira, once again received serious threats against his life.

It was preliminarily known that Mao Orre received a phone call where his life was put at risk, indicating that he would be killed if he continues with his complaints and social activities, which generated great concern because of the strong expressions they used this time.

According to this social leader, he regrets that in Colombia you don't need to be from one political party or another to be in danger, “you just need to be a social leader to have your tombstone hanging around your neck.”

Despite the serious threats, Orre wishes to continue with his intention of denouncing the bad and not “eating quietly”, since he pointed out that “ethics are one, we cannot accolite the bad because if we do so then they spare our lives, no; it is very sad to live this way in our country”.

In addition, the social leader confessed to the authorities that this is not the first time he has reported threats against his life, since during the last five months he received several. For this reason, he wants to state that it does not simply remain in a figure “to date there is no responsible person or anything, this is simply happening as if nothing is happening”.

The Police Commander assured that, in accordance with the intelligence work carried out by the institution, it was possible to establish that the objective of the first line, as the group of young people who are at the forefront of social mobilizations and which acquired great relevance during the social uprising of 2021, is known as the group of young people who are at the forefront of social mobilizations and which acquired great relevance during the social uprising of 2021, seeks to destabilize the security of the city in the midst of the marches scheduled for the day.

“Today the Emberá community will be mobilized from the National Park to Plaza de Bolívar. Information obtained by the institution shows that the intention of some people who will enter the mobilization seek to affect the infrastructure of the city, but also to attack members of the National Police,” said General Camacho through a video shared on social networks.

In this regard, he appealed to this indigenous community, which has been settled in the National Park six months ago, after being displaced by armed groups in their territories and from where they have requested help from the Mayor's Office of the capital and the national government, to “not let themselves be motivated and carried away by issues of violence”, in front of claims they have expressed since the end of last year during the commemoration of this important date.

This announcement by the Bogotá Police Commander comes two days after a confrontation occurred between indigenous people from the Emberá community, in the vicinity of the National Park, and members of the Mobile Anti-Riot Squadron (Esmad), which were condemned by the mayor of Bogotá, Claudia López, who asked not to to instrumentalize the neros, or to make political manipulation.

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