The Mingas network joins the voices of protest and repudiation of the murder of the governor of Caquetá, Colombia, Luis Francisco Cuéllar on December 22, 2009 and of a police guard who was killed at the governor's house on December 21. This event calls into question President Uribe's policy of Democratic Security.

No murder should remain in impunity, and for this reason, we demand that the Colombian judicial authorities investigate, prosecute and punish the authors of this crime. "There is no cause whether noble or vile" that justifies these atrocities.

Also, we would like to express to the families of the victims our deepest condolences. We reaffirm our support for social movements and our rejection of all forms of violence, regardless of their source.