Five people killed in northern Colombia

At least five people were killed by armed men in northern Colombia over the weekend, authorities said on Sunday, while the ex-guerrilla party of Farc denounced the "

" of two of its veterans.

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The massacre following which the lifeless bodies of four peasants and a lawyer defending them were discovered occurred on Saturday evening in the town of San Marcos, the press service told AFP. army in the department of Sucre.

In this region, it is mainly the group of drug traffickers Clan del Golfo that is active, according to the same source.

For its part, the Farc party deplored on Twitter the murder on Saturday of two former guerrillas, bringing to 236 the total number of those who were "murdered" after having laid down their arms since the signing of the peace agreements between the Farc and the government in 2016. These two people were respectively killed in the departments of Cauca (South-West) and Caqueta (South).

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For the Farc party, these former guerrillas are victims of a "

" between the police, drug traffickers, Farc dissidents and the National Liberation Army (ELN), considered the last rebellion. active.

In a recent report, the UN mission in Colombia warned of "

" of the Farc.

Some 13,000 men and women have renounced armed struggle following the peace agreement, which provides for alternative sentences to prison for rebels guilty of crimes, provided they speak the truth, compensate the victims and commit to stop resorting to violence.