Medellin finally to exhume bodies from what could be Colombia’s biggest mass grave
Medellin finally to exhume bodies from what could be Colombia’s biggest mass grave
Posted by Adriaan Alsema on Jul 6, 2015
Colombian authorities are set to begin exhuming bodies from what could be the country’s biggest mass grave that has been looming over western Medellin for more than a decade.
The “Escombrera” dumping ground is thought to be the burial ground of dozens of victims of the Cacique Nutibara Bloc, a member group of paramilitary umbrella organization AUC that was run by the extradited “Don Berna.”
The warlord ruled over Medellin’s underworld between 1993, when he took over Pablo Escobar‘s “Oficina de Envigado,” to 2008 when he was extradited to the United States.
Locals from the Comuna 13, Medellin’s most western district, have been begging to exhume bodies from the dumping ground for more than a decade only to find private and public entities dumping more rubble over what they believe is the final resting place of their loved ones.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/medellin-finally-to-exhume-bodies-from-what-could-be-colombias-biggest-mass-grave/
