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Tuesday 31 OcTOber 2017

Colombia peace talks rattled by indigenous leader’s death

By CESAR GARCIA aides has questioned the
Associated Press wisdom of continuing talks
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) with the ELN (probably
— Colombia’s largest re- need to name him or give
maining rebel group has brief quote), the govern-
acknowledged its role in ment has so far indicated it
the death of an indigenous will continue.
leader in violation of a Peace Commissioner Ro-
month-old cease-fire, rais- drigo Rivera said that under
ing tensions in peace talks the protocols agreed to as
with the government that part of last month’s cease-
are already mired in doubt. fire, no single incident is
President Juan Manuel ground for either side walk-
Santos’ government on ing away from the negoti-
Monday condemned the ating table.
killing of Aulio Isarama and After years of exploratory
demanded the National talks, peace negotiations
Liberation Army provide with the ELN began in Feb-
information to lead to the ruary following an agree-
arrest of those responsible. ment with the much-larger
It also called on the group Revolutionary Armed Forc-
known as the ELN to take es of Colombia. But prog-
concrete steps to guaran- ress has been slow and
tee such incidents aren’t many question whether
repeated. President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos listens during a visit in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 30, the ELN’s top command-
Isarama, a member of the 2017. Santos’ government on Monday condemned the killing of Aulio Isarama and demanded ers have effective control
Embera people, was killed the National Liberation Army provide information to lead to the arrest of those responsible. over their estimated 1,500
last week on the reserva- (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP) troops, many of whom in
tion in the western state The ELN’s western front said ter he physically assaulted out an internal reflection the past have carried out
of Choco, where he was in a statement that it had one of the ELN rebels who at all levels so that these kidnapping and bombings
governor. He was the 11th detained Isarama for al- had been escorting him to incidents don’t happen of oil pipelines that have
indigenous leader slain this legedly being an informant where he was to be interro- again,” the group said in a complicated efforts at ne-
year in Colombia, accord- for military intelligence. It gated. statement. gotiating an end to the
ing to human rights groups. said his death occurred af- “We’re committed to carry While one of Santos’ top half-century conflict.q

Uber drivers protest regulation of ride-sharing in Brazil

SAO PAULO (AP) — Driv- Brasilia, the capital, Uber pected to take up the bill
ers from Uber snarled traf- drivers were arriving in front Tuesday.
fic in several Brazilian cit- of Congress, promising to Brazilian cab drivers have
ies on Monday with “go- hold a vigil overnight. Taxi pushed for the measures,
slow” parades to protest drivers were also expected complaining that Uber and
a bill aimed at regulating to stage a protest there. similar companies can un-
ride-sharing apps that crit- The lower house of Con- dercut taxi rates because
ics say would make the gress has passed a bill that they don’t face the same
services unviable. Around would require municipal regulation.
1,500 cars wound through governments to regulate But drivers for ride-sharing
the streets of Sao Paulo for ride-sharing apps like Uber, apps and some lawmakers
three hours, according to including charging new say that the proposed reg-
organizers. Drivers beeped taxes, requiring insurance ulation would be so oner-
their horns and flashed their for passengers and pen- ous as to put the services
hazard lights, occasionally sion benefits for drivers, and out of business and rob
pulling over to stand on top Uber drivers and other ride-sharing apps, protest against implementing increased perhaps hundreds of thou-
of their cars and draw more proposed regulation of those services by the Brazilian Senate, in oversight of drivers and sands of Brazilians of work
attention to their cause. In Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. their cars. The Senate is ex- as drivers.q
(AP Photo/Andre Penner)