Get the latest news and updates from Dawn
BOGOTA: Colombia’s hard-right president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella on Thursday gave the country’s guerrilla groups one month to surrender, taking a tough stand on an issue that helped propel him to victory.
De la Espriella won Sunday’s tightly-fought presidential election by less than a percentage point as Colombia endures its highest levels of violence in a decade.
“To all those acting outside the law, you have one month to arrange your submission,” the millionaire lawyer said in his first speech since official results confirmed his electoral win.
“In my administration, there will be no generous offers or unacceptable concessions.” During the campaign, he said he wanted to conduct bombing campaigns against guerrillas and construct “mega-prisons” like those of El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele.
