The Archbishopric Cathedral of Bogotá is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at the eastern side of Bolívar Square in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. It is seat of the Archbishop of Bogotá, Cardinal Mon. Pedro Rubiano Saenz. Alongside the Cathedral is the Sacred Chapel and the Archbishop's Palace.
Bogotá, Colombia, June 22 (CNA)
.- About 5,000 individuals involved in organized crime in Colombia have
expressed a willingness to turn themselves in to police. They have
asked for the assistance of the Church to do so.
"There
are some 5,000 individuals, and this requires some logistics. The
government needs to assure them that certain rights are going to be
respected: where this will take place, who will take custody of them,
where they will be going once they surrender," Bishop Julio Cesar Vidal
of Monteria, Colombia said.
Bishop
Vidal noted that the persons in question are not interested in
negotiations but rather that the Church finds a way for them to discuss
surrendering.
According
to EFE news agency, among the large group wanting to surrender to
authorities are two of Colombia's most wanted men who have been key
leaders of the drug cartel, Javier Antonio Calle and Maximiliano
Bonilla.
"Many
of these individuals have told me they know that people won't believe
there are so many, but that their surrender would be great news and a
surprise for the world, although they acknowledge that 'this is not
easy.' They say, 'We are at war but we are working toward our goal of
surrendering'," Bishop Vidal said.
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