FORGETTING TO BE

Forgetting that we, the title proposed by Héctor Abad Faciolince in his novel of the same name, makes us think if we have to retell stories of impunity and no taste of forgiveness does not come and culprits who do not take consequences for their actions .

Over the past 5 years has created a very popular phenomenon because it involves people recognized the Creole political and paramilitary groups outside the state, these links have involved drug trafficking, patronage, corruption and unfortunately deaths.

Among the more we recognized the "Pact of Ralito," said the pact was a bold agreement between members of the AUC and a group of prominent politicians representing departments such as Bolívar, Magdalena, Atlántico, Sucre and Cordoba.

In a palm house and outdoors were influential politicians such as senators, representatives, governors, chiefs and mixed with councilors and mayors of small towns along the coast. The idea of ​​the paramilitaries to call and get the support of "regional elites" to consolidate a political project that "express" the interests of the movement of the AUC
Among those implicated are leaders like Miguel Alfonso of Burgos who has been Espriella House Representative from 1998 to 2002. It started in the Liberal Party in 2002 was presented by the popular movement Kingdom and Colombia in 2006 by Democratic.

Reginaldo Montes, also linked to Sahagún, Córdoba municipality he was alderman of the municipality between 1982 - 1990 and mayor from 1990 to 1992.  Deputy for the department of Córdoba, 1995 -1997 and elected representative in 2002. The passing years made the leap to the Senate.

His electoral stronghold in the department of Córdoba is the town of Sahagun, where politically active for over 20 years. It also has support Planetarrica and Monteria. He said he signed the agreement Ralito, under pressure from the paramilitary groups operating in the region.

Finally José de los Santos Negrete, who appears in the "Document de Ralito," he was elected on behalf of the Conservative Party in 2006 as representative to the House for Cordoba. Born in San Bernardo del Viento. Is a civil engineer at the University of Cartagena.
The above agree that criminal acts committed as office use, vandalism within these regions and the promotion of drug trafficking.  All of these crimes had the approval of an agreement signed and approved that gives effect to public documents.

What meant the signing of this document?
Paramilitaries achieved with the agreement reached at the highest echelons of the state to make laws a wildcard for criminal activity, the AUC also took a political force, ie were represented by majorities.