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#EXTRA | "They left La Guajira, and it's impossible that they were in international waters," says Audenis Manjarres, a relative of Alejandro Carranza, a fisherman allegedly killed by US military bombing.
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Hollman Morris:
-…Yes, precisely, I am asking as a favour to one of his family members, his cousin-sister, Audenis Manjarres, correct?. Audenis, tell us who Alejandro was, and if it is the video that you are seeing right now.
Audenis Manjarres:
Well, Alejandro Carranza is a fisherman; we are born into fisherman families. And well, right there, it is the one right there, because he is a curious person, and well, he is there, with the engines, they are stranded and well, it is not fair that he has been bombed that way. Innocent people who go out there for the daily bread, it’s not fair what we are living in.
Hollman Morris:
In the video, as you’re going to see right now, you can see one or two men trying to fix some engines, and we were also being informed, while talking to the fishermen here in the area. We are in Sant Marta, because Alejandro Carranza was a Samario, all of his life he was a Samario fisherman. We have been pointed out from the video that you can clearly see how one of the engines was down and another one was lifted, which, according to the fisherman and according to the fisherman´s protocols, is a sign that they are adrift and with issues. Is this right?
Audenis Manjarres:
Yes, sir, it’s like that, it’s like that.
Hollman Morris:
When was the last time you talked to Alejandro?
Audenis Manjarres:
He said goodbye on Sunday, at 5 am, like they go out…
Hollman Morris:
Sunday, which date?
Audenis Manjarres:
The 14th of September. As usual, they go fishing early, and so far, we don’t know anything about him.
Hollman Morris:
And have you collated this video with family members? I have been told that there are many family members we have spoken with who claim that that´s the boat.
Audenis Manjarres:
Yes, of course, many of us, relatives have seen that it´s him right there.
Hollman Morris:
Another thing that draws attention is that, precisely the president Gustavo Petro in his speech yesterday in the framework of the request for forgiveness and reparation to the group of lawyers Jose Alvear, sent a message specially to the citizens, fisherman of the Colombian Caribbean, that if they have information about their missing relatives, to please come forward because they had possibly been murder or bombed. This is the information that we have. Precisely is the case of Alejandro Carranza, at least until someone says otherwise. But there is another very serious thing; Alejando Carranza went out fishing on the 14th of September at 5 am.
Audenis Manjarres:
At 5 am, yes, sir.
Hollman Morris:
And the video is from the 15th. What the relatives say shows is that the boat was apparently broken down and that it has taken them out, it would’ve taken them out... let´s say, the current would have carried them away. But you also say that this time does not make sense for the bombing to have taken place in international waters. And that very possibly the bombardment also took place in Colombian waters.
Audenis Manjarres:
Of course, yes, sir, in Colombian waters, because they fish from… they took out from the Guajira sector, and no, it´s not possible that it was in international waters, two days? No. That´s not possible.
Hollman Morris:
So here comes another element to the information, which makes the situation more serious. Apparently, the bombardment had taken place in Colombian waters, according to the family member who denounced.
If the camera helps me, we are seeing… stay here Audenis… If the camera helps me, in the background, those two grey boats have two engines. Talking to the fisherman, they point out that that´s the typical Colombian boat “Eduardoño,” the one that all fishermen have, at least from the Colombian Caribbean, which is very different from Venezuelan boats, which would have more power, and have a different shape. Is this right? This is something that is very evident to all of you in the video.
Audenis Manjarres:
Yes, sir, of course, as a family of fishermen, we identify the boat model used for fishing.
Hollman Morris:
Audenis, we were also told here, when talking to some of the fishermen, that there is fear among the fishermen because this news has been spoiled. What is the fear of the fishermen?
Audenis Manjarres:
Of course, they go out fishing out there, and well, they are afraid of being bombed, because well, now, it is not known if they are fisherman, and now if they come with… well, as they say that they come with drugs, and it is not drugs, they are fishermen, and they are innocent.
Hollman Morris:
Talking without the cameras, and out of record with the fisherman, they tell us; Look, we go out there fishing for two hours looking for the schools of fish, looking for the snapper, looking for tuna. A lot of times they last up to 8 days, 10 days, but following this news, at least in the sector, in the humble fishing environment, it has spilled like gunpowder that this case was, in fact, a Colombian boat, according to them. It has started, and they have told us, “We are afraid to go fishing to eat.” That´s another ingredient that is added to this horrible story. Audenis, thanks a lot. We are informing breaking news; apparently during the second bombardment by the North American Military to a boat, that took place the 15th of September, this boat would be Colombian, there would be a death, a killed person right there names Alejandro Carranza, but on top of that, the bombardment would’ve been taken place, because of the times that the fishermen calculate, it would´ve taken place in Colombian waters. These are the breaking news information that the National system of public media has, in convergence with National Colombian Radio, and a lot of attention because, in the next few minutes, more development and more progress here, speaking with fishermen who will tell us about the fear that is going around in the Colombian Caribbean. Continue from the studio…
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#EXTRA | "Salieron de La Guajira y no es posible que haya sido en aguas internacionales" Audenis Manjarres, familiar de Alejandro Carranza, pescador presuntamente asesinado por bombardeo del ejército estadounidense.
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