Jorge describes his capture during the “El Carreño” operation in 1986.
- Interviewee:
- Jorge
- Places:
- El Guayabo
Transcription
Then came the operation in 1986, "El Carreño". The El Carreño operation. I was captured at that time. A group of us were taking refuge somewhere… and they captured us.
[Could you tell us a little more about that?]
Well... Look, we had taken refuge very close to where I live now. They said that the objective of the army was no longer to kill civilians." Just to capture them, to take the population away and weaken the guerrilla. Because, they said, now there are human rights, and respect for civilians. That’s the way it was when they captured us and held us in El Guayabo for about fifteen days.
[In a military base?]
When they captured people, they would send them somewhere else. They didn’t want them to stay in this area.
[Was this a military base?]
Yes, it was a military base in El Guayabo. I was there for fifteen days and then they sent us back. And during those fifteen days they treated us well. They gave us food and didn’t mistreat us. Well, they interrogated some people but didn’t mistreat them. We slept in the barracks. During that time, they captured many people. Yes. They captured people who were fleeing that operation, which happened In March.