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President Abelardo De La Espriella to announce new military council members on Thursday to lead national security strategy.

President Abelardo De La Espriella will reveal the new military council members this Thursday, August 20. These officials will lead the primary structures of the Armed Forces and are tasked with executing the government's security strategy. A primary objective of the administration is to combat criminal structures and drug trafficking across various regions of the country. Potential members include General Carlos Carrasquilla, who is expected to head the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and General Jose Bertulfo Soto, who is slated to become the commander of the National Army. Other notable names include Brigadier General Rodolfo Morales Franco and General Oscar Leonel Murillo. These appointments complete a significant restructuring of the defense and security sector under the current administration. While the military council is pending final announcement, the administration has already officialized changes in the National Police. Decree 1210 designated Major General Jesus Alejandro Barrera Pea as the new director, with General Jaime Norberto Mujica as subdirector and General Ricardo Augusto Alarcón Campos as head of the National Police Service.

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