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Paramilitary cooperation with truth commission threatens Colombia's political superpowers
by Adriaan Alsema March 10, 2021
German Vargas (L) and Alvar Uribe.
Two former paramilitary commanders with alleged ties to Colombia’s ex-President Alvaro Uribe and former Vice-President German Vargas want to testify before the Truth Commission.
Former warlord Hector German Buitrago and former guerrilla chief Pastor Alape asked the president of the Truth Commission, father Francisco de Roux, to be allowed to be heard together.
Their request comes days after the former leaders of the AUC paramilitary organization and the FARC guerrilla group, Salvatore Mancuso and Rodrigo Londoño were granted a similar request.
According to Alape, the idea to jointly testify before the commission is the result of two years of talks between the former leaders of the now-defunct illegal armed groups to “open spaces for reconciliation and assuming responsibilities” for war crimes committed by the former arch enemies.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/paramilitary-cooperation-with-truth-commission-threatens-colombias-political-superpowers/
