Caldas is a department of Colombia. Its capital is Manizales. The population of Caldas is 1,030,062, and its area is 7,291 km². Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Colombia is a unitary republic conformed by 32 departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. ... Manizales is a city of 480,000 people and the capital of the department of Caldas, located in central Colombia. ...
Caldas presented the military with a written statement giving the reasons for his decision, while also informing them of his willingness to perform an unarmed civilian service on the condition that the service was unrelated to the Colombian military or any other entity that engages in violence.
Caldas complied with the order, and was informed that he was being inducted into the National Police as a police assistant, a position which would not require him to carry a weapon.
Caldas entered prison in June of 1995 and, upon release in October, was informed that he had two weeks to submit to military service or face another prison term of up to seven years, again for the crime of desertion.
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