The drama of the missing 
During the first half of 2009, the Municipal Attorney has received 216 complaints of disappearances 140 occurred within the jurisdiction of the metropolitan area of \u200b\u200bCali, the rest are allegations set up by events in other departments and countries
is could confirm that 88 came alive, ie, 62.8%
citizens are requested to provide truthful information about the status of the disappeared person, this can help divert the investigation or Santiago Cali. One of the issues of greatest burning within the community is when different media is given to know the names of people who have disappeared and that simply records the fact without determining most situations.
When a person disappears can be reported to the Municipal, DAS, CTI or SIJIN who immediately provide urgent search and devoted researchers to make contact with families to determine the causes and reasons for their disappearance and time to establish what is happening.
During the first half of 2009 in the Municipal received 216 reports of missing persons, of these 152 belong to disappearance occurred in 2009 and 64 in previous years.
This last number, 40 are reported in the metropolitan area and 24 are from other departments or countries.
Of the 40 reports listed, 17 are for 2008, of which 5 came alive, 6 are still missing, 1 was found dead and 1 is to be established.
According to information obtained from the 24 cases of other departments or countries, 2 are from Venezuela, 1 in Panama, 2 Choco, 1 Bogotá, 2 in Buenaventura, 1 Dagua (Valle), 1 Restrepo (Valle), 1 in Cartago (Valle), 1 in Honda (Tolima), 4 in Putumayo and 2 respectively in Medellin Meta and Cauca Pereira. Advanced
Once the respective investigations of the police units of the 152 missing reports for the first 6 months of 2009, it was determined that 140 of these occurred within the jurisdiction of the metropolitan area of \u200b\u200bSantiago de Cali (Cali 139 and Candelaria 1), the remaining 12 disappearances occurred in other departments or countries, as follows: 1 in Barbacoas (Nariño), 1 in Tumaco (Nariño), 1 Dagua (Valle), 1 in Florida (Valle), 3 in Palmyra ( Valle), 2 in Darien (Valle), 1 Yotoco (Valle), 1 in Puerto Tejada (Cauca) and 1 in Guayaquil (Ecuador).
Of the 140 people missing in this jurisdiction this year, it was confirmed that 88 (62.8%) people already appeared live, 3 (2.1%) persons were found dead, 33 (23.5%) people so far are still missing and 16 (11.4%) cases are to be established.
According to investigations carried out, of the 33 people still missing, 7 are for people with mental disabilities, 9, disappeared voluntarily, 8 with unknown causes of their disappearance and 9 are presumed to be enforced disappearance.
The Metropolitan Police is calling on the general public, so that once they return to their homes the people who were declared missing come to the entities concerned to remove the respective complaints.
By establishing a complaint of a disappearance, telling the truth to the authorities, so that research can address, ie whether he had personal problems, mental impairment, suicide attempts or had simply announced his desire want to leave home.
Families with vulnerable elderly people, children or individuals with mental illness or disability, should be especially careful, since they are more likely to have accidents or get lost if they are unaccompanied. In
Likewise, citizens who have a high profile as civil servants, merchants, who belong to a higher stratum and those who have been threatened before, must have someone you trust to permanently aware of their financial transactions, personal and professional activities, with In order to provide sufficient information in the event of an enforced disappearance. In addition, avoid the most out alone or without informing site location and people that will be.
Notably, the 62.8% of people who were declared missing, appeared safe and sound, ie the 140 citizens, 88 went home.
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