Prosecution admits Colombia’s military command never investigated for civilian killings
Prosecution admits Colombia’s military command never investigated for civilian killings
Posted by Adriaan Alsema on Jun 24, 2015
Neither the commander of Colombia’s Armed Forces, nor the National Army commander, are or have been investigated over accusations they were implicated in the killing of civilians.
Armed Forces commander General Juan Pablo Rodriguez and National Army commander General Jaime Lasprilla were most recently accused of their involvement in the killing of dozens of civilians by Human Rights Watch on Wednesday.
The current top commanders of the military led brigades in different parts of the country that were accused of carrying out at least 76 of the killings while briefly under their command.
The Colombian military is suspected of having carried out between 3,000 and 4,500 civilians, mostly during the administration of former President Alvaro Uribe and most intensely when Colombia’s current president, Juan Manuel Santos, was Minister of Defense.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/prosecution-admits-colombias-military-command-not-investigated-for-civilian-killings/
(My emphasis.)
