Colombian President Ivan Duque said the demolition "means that history is not going to be written in terms of the perpetrators but by recognizing the victims," hoping the demolition would showcase that the city had evolved significantly and had more to offer than the legacy left by the cartels.
Den colombianske præsident Ivan Duque sagde nedrivningen betyder, at "historien ikke skal skrives på gerningsmændene præmisser, men ved at anerkende ofrene," og håbede nedrivningen ville fremhæve, at byen havde udviklet sig betydeligt og havde mere at tilbyde end arven efterladt af kartellerne.