The Colombian Association of Oil and Gas (ACP) emphatically and categorically rejects the kidnapping of workers in the hydrocarbons sector and the attacks on the Public Force in the department of Arauca, unacceptable acts that threaten the lives of Colombians, security, and peace; generate anxiety in the communities and affect the development of the region and the country.
From the industry, we express our solidarity with the victims and their families, with the members of the National Army, and with the communities that are recurrently being subjected to violations of their fundamental rights.
We urgently call for respect for the lives of the kidnapped individuals and their immediate release without any demands, and for the cessation of attacks against the Public Force, as the life and integrity of every worker who, with their daily effort, contributes to the progress of the country, as well as those who ensure security in the territory, must be respected under any circumstances.
We urge national authorities to act with the utmost decisiveness to guarantee the immediate release and well-being of the victims; to restore public order and security in the region, and to prosecute those responsible for these crimes.
Colombian Association of Oil and Gas