Colombia's military stands behind Santos after alleged coup plan
Colombia's military stands behind Santos after alleged coup plan
Wednesday, 23 May 2012 16:45
Sarah Kinosian
Colombia's military expressed their support for President Juan Manuel Santos after it was revealed Friday that retired army officials mentioned his overthrow in a series of emails.
"Today we want to affirm our loyalty and devotion to our duty. We will continue along the path that our constitutional commander has outlined. We will observe the principle of national unity for airmen, sailors, soldiers and police officers," said the commander of Colombia's armed forces General Alejandro Navas."These days there have been some disagreements which fortunately do not represent the feelings of the military community and the police."
Email correspondence between retired army officials General Eduardo Santos Quiñones and Major Jorge Galvis Noyes surfaced Friday.
In the email, Galvis demanded that President Santos "meet his obligations and electoral commitments, or otherwise be removed from office," following the May 15 terrorist attack in Bogota that targeted former minster Fernando Londoño.
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