Lance Corporal Helmuth Edison Montes died after the detonation of a landmine in Vegas de Segovia, in the municipality of Zaragoza, department of Antioquia, Colombia.
The first investigations point to the fact that this is an area in which the guerrillas of the National Liberation Army (ELN) had placed several mines, reports radio station W Radio.
«The institution categorically rejects the murder of our non-commissioned officer, who was carrying out operations to protect the communities of the region, victims of these criminals,» the Colombian Army said in a statement.
«This command has sent an interdisciplinary delegation to support his family. We send a message of solidarity and condolences to his loved ones and friends,» it added.
The Army has also announced that it will file a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office «for the flagrant violation of International Humanitarian Law committed by the GAO (Organized Armed Group) ELN».
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
