00:00Without political negotiation, with the surrender of weapons and conditional judicial benefits.
00:04These are some of the key points of the bill with which the government of Abelardo de
00:08The Priella initiative seeks to subdue the country's criminal structures. The initiative was filed
00:12in Congress and will be fast-tracked. The bill establishes a legal framework for
00:17to facilitate the disarmament, demobilization and submission to justice of these organizations.
00:21The government made it clear that the process will not be politically motivated. Therefore, the groups must
00:26act through legal representatives and comply with the conditions established
00:30The government and Congress, not the other way around. Furthermore, the victims will be a central focus.
00:35of the process. To access the benefits, the structures
00:38Criminals will have to hand over information about their drug trafficking routes and abandon their weapons.
00:42and to contribute to the truth. The project also includes incentives for the destruction of laboratories.
00:46of drugs, the manual eradication of illicit crops and humanitarian demining efforts.
00:51Furthermore, they will also receive benefits for demonstrating links to corruption, as well as for reporting it.
00:55and demonstrate connections with politicians. The contributions will have to be verifiable and will be
01:00subject to the conditions stipulated by law. The initiative proposes sentence reductions that
01:04will depend on the role that each member has played within the organization.
01:08According to the government's announcement, former criminal leaders could receive
01:12a maximum reduction of 30%. For those who have not held leadership positions, the reduction
01:18It could reach up to 50%. Contributions that help clarify links would also be valued.
01:23among criminal structures, public officials and politicians.
01:27Regarding the assets of these organizations, the government stated that it does not intend to return them.
01:31nor a percentage of its finances. The project will be given urgent processing and, according to
01:35The Minister of the Interior, Rodrigo Lara, will be articulated with the Anti-Terrorist Statute that
01:40The government expects to present it in the coming days. Now, the initiative must move forward.
01:44Congress, where its scope and conditions will be debated.
01:47The central point will be to establish how these organizations will be subject to justice and what guarantees will be in place.
01:52The victims will be involved in the process.
