武裝團體威脅使哥倫比亞聖瑪爾塔陷入停擺

波哥大，9月23日（路透社）——哥倫比亞觀光熱點城市聖瑪爾塔週三陷入停擺。此前，一個非法武裝團體威脅當地商家與交通運輸業，以報復其一名首領週一遭擊斃。BOGOTA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The Colombian city of Santa Marta, a hot spot for tourists, came to a standstill on Wednesday following threats by an illegal armed group against local businesses and transportation in retaliation for Monday's killing of one of its leaders.

聖瑪爾塔位於哥倫比亞蒼翠的加勒比海沿岸，人口約58萬。儘管總統阿韋拉多・德拉埃斯普列亞（Abelardo De La Espriella）已下令在當地部署武裝部隊與國家警察共1,100名人員，對城市實施軍事化部署，但聖瑪爾塔的大眾運輸與商業活動癱瘓情況仍進入第二天。The paralysis of public transportation and businesses in Santa Marta, a city of about 580,000 along the country's lush Caribbean coast, continued into its second day despite President Abelardo De La Espriella’s order to militarize the city by deploying 1,100 people from the Armed Forces and the National Police.

擁有逾800名成員的非法武裝團體「西耶拉內華達征服者自衛軍」（Conquering Self-Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada，ACSN）下令關閉商家與交通運輸，以報復該組織13名成員週一在武裝部隊行動中死亡，其中包括一名首領。The Conquering Self-Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN), an illegal armed group with over 800 members, ordered the closure of businesses and transportation in retaliation for the death on Monday of 13 of its members, including one of its leaders, during an operation by the Armed Forces.

警方通報，這個非法武裝團體的成員週二朝商家開槍，並縱火焚燒大眾運輸與貨運車輛。Members of the illegal armed group fired shots at businesses on Tuesday and set public transportation and cargo vehicles on fire, police reported.

美國駐波哥大大使館週三針對聖瑪爾塔及其周邊地區發布安全警示，範圍涵蓋馬格達萊納省及鄰近的瓜希拉省，呼籲民眾避開據報發生動盪的區域。The US Embassy in Bogota on Wednesday issued a security alert for Santa Marta and the surrounding areas in the state of Magdalena and neighboring La Guajira, urging people to avoid the areas of reported unrest.

德拉埃斯普列亞週二晚間在聖瑪爾塔主持安全委員會會議，並身穿防彈背心、腰間配槍，巡視市內部分街道；軍方戰鬥機也在空中監控這些街道。De La Espriella presided over a security council meeting in Santa Marta on Tuesday night and, wearing a bulletproof vest with a pistol on his hip, patrolled some of the city’s streets, which were also monitored by military fighter jets.

ACSN主要指揮官、綽號「Bendito Menor」的人物，也在9月稍早的一次警方行動中，與他的女友及兩名保鑣一同喪命。The ACSN's main commander, known as Bendito Menor, was also killed in a police operation earlier in September alongside his girlfriend and two bodyguards.

安全消息人士表示，這個武裝團體涉及哥倫比亞北部的古柯鹼生產與販運，並勒索交通運輸與觀光業商家和公司。The armed group is involved in the production and trafficking of cocaine from northern Colombia, as well as the extortion of businesses and companies in the transportation and tourism sectors, according to security sources.

德拉埃斯普列亞說：「他們利用相對輕微的事件在社會中製造恐懼，迫使商家關門，讓民眾持續處於恐懼之中；這是我們不能允許的事。」“They are using relatively minor incidents to instill fear in society, to force businesses to close, and to keep people in a state of fear, and that is something we cannot allow,” De La Espriella said.

儘管總統呼籲民眾恢復日常活動，週三街道仍幾乎空無一人，商家不是歇業，就是有限度營業。Despite the president’s call for people to resume their usual activities, the streets remained nearly empty on Wednesday and businesses were either closed or operating with restrictions.

一名遮住臉部、隱匿身分的當地居民對哥倫比亞一家電視台說：「我們害怕可能發生攻擊，軍隊和警察不足以保護整座城市。」“We’re afraid of possible attacks, the Army and the police aren’t enough to protect the entire city,” a local resident who concealed his face and identity told a Colombian television station.

聯合國駐哥倫比亞人權辦事處在社群平台X上表示：「我們譴責一個非國家武裝團體在聖瑪爾塔市及加勒比海地區採取的暴力行動，包括限制遷徙自由。」“We condemn the violent actions, including restrictions on freedom of movement, by a non-state armed group in the city of Santa Marta and in the Caribbean region,” the United Nations Office for Human Rights in Colombia said on X.

德拉埃斯普列亞談到這個非法武裝團體的首領時說：「如果他們不投降，我會把他們裝進袋子送下地獄，這是應有的做法，也是他們應得的下場。」“If they don’t submit, I’m going to send them to hell in a bag, as is appropriate and as they deserve,” De La Espriella said of the leaders of the illegal armed group.

（路易斯・海梅・阿科斯塔報導，伊尼戈・亞歷山大撰稿，湯瑪斯・德平豪斯編輯）(Reporting by Luis Jaime Acosta, Writing by Iñigo Alexander, Editing by Thomas Derpinghaus)