Colombian army officers kidnapped and executed over 6,400 civilians from 2002 to 2008 and falsely reported them as Marxist guerrillas killed in combat to boost body counts, a special tribunal found.
Colombian army officers kidnapped and executed over 6,400 civilians from 2002 to 2008 and falsely reported them as Marxist guerrillas killed in combat to boost body counts, a special tribunal found.
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It was an unprecedented scene in Colombia. On April 27 and 28, in the heart of the mountainous region of Catatumbo, 11 members of the national army admitted to the murder of 120 civilians in front of the victims’ families. A major achievement for the Special Jurisdiction for Peace and the country’s transitional justice system born from the 2016 peace accord. Our correspondent was in Ocaña to witness the event.
It was an unprecedented scene in Colombia. On April 27 and 28, in the heart of the mountainous region of Catatumbo, 10 members of the national army admitted to the murder of 120 civilians in front of the victims’ families. A major achievement for the Special Jurisdiction for Peace and the country’s transitional justice system born from the 2016 peace accord. Our correspondent was in Ocaña to witness the event.