Colombia's war crimes tribunal exposes hundreds of Medellin's alleged terrorism sponsors
Truth Commission reveals "lost" prosecution investigation into paramilitary finances
by Adriaan Alsema September 7, 2022
Colombia’s Truth Commission revealed the names of 423 people and 58 companies that allegedly financed the expansion of paramilitary organization AUC between 1995 and 1998 from Medellin.
The alleged sponsors of the now-defunct paramilitary organization were being investigated by Medellin prosecution investigators after they found the financial administration of paramilitary group ACCU and local crime syndicate “La Oficina de Envigado” in May 1998.
The prosecutors found the paramilitaries’ financial administration during a historic raid of the Padilla parking garage in Medellin just blocks from the city’s city hall.
The raid led to the arrest of the ACCU’s accountant, “Lucas,” who surprisingly walked out of his Medellin jail less than six month later and wasn’t arrested again until last year.
The exposed associates of the paramilitaries were never prosecuted.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-war-crimes-tribunal-exposes-hundreds-of-medellins-alleged-terrorism-sponsors/
