Colombia News | Colombia Reports
  • News
    • General
    • Analysis
    • War and peace
    • Elections
    • Economy
    • Culture
    • Sports
    • Science and Tech
  • Travel
    • General
    • Bogota
    • Medellin
    • Cali
    • Cartagena
    • Antioquia
    • Caribbean
    • Pacific
    • Coffee region
    • Amazon
    • Southwest Colombia
    • Northeast Colombia
    • Central Colombia
  • Data
    • Economy
    • Crime and security
    • War and peace
    • Development
    • Cities
    • Regions
    • Provinces
  • Profiles
    • Organized crime
    • Politics
    • Armed conflict
    • Economy
    • Sports
  • Lite
  • Opinion
  • About us
  • Support us
  • Contact Us
  • Intelligence
  • Advertising
  • Newsletter
Colombia News | Colombia Reports
  • News
    • General
    • Analysis
    • War and peace
    • Elections
    • Economy
    • Culture
    • Sports
    • Science and Tech
  • Travel
    • General
    • Bogota
    • Medellin
    • Cali
    • Cartagena
    • Antioquia
    • Caribbean
    • Pacific
    • Coffee region
    • Amazon
    • Southwest Colombia
    • Northeast Colombia
    • Central Colombia
  • Data
    • Economy
    • Crime and security
    • War and peace
    • Development
    • Cities
    • Regions
    • Provinces
  • Profiles
    • Organized crime
    • Politics
    • Armed conflict
    • Economy
    • Sports
  • Lite
  • Opinion
News

Army major sentenced for Trujillo massacres

by Teresa Welsh October 11, 2010

Colombia news - Falses positives, military

Former Colombian army Major Alirio Antonio Ureña has been sentenced to 44 years in jail for his part in the Trujillo massacres, a series of brutal killings which took place in Valle del Cauca, southern Colombia, more than 20 years ago.

The string of murders, mutilations, and rapes were systematically carried out in the late 1980s and early 1990s. More than 200 civilians were killed by paramilitaries and the Cali cartel, with the collaboration of Colombian security forces. Former President Ernesto Samper acknowledged the state’s responsibility for the killings, but Ureña is the first individual to be sentenced for the crime.

Exact years of the massacre and numbers of victims vary depending on the source.

The court ruled that Ureña was responsible for the massacre, and had allied with drug traffickers to form a paramilitary group. He was at the time of the killings the commander of the army’s Palace Battalion.

ernesto samperjusticeNarcotraffickingparamilitaries

Trending

  • Tensions in Colombia over lost COVID-19 vaccine shots

  • Colombia’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign shows first cracks

  • Coronavirus crisis bankrupted 500K of Colombia’s small businesses

Weekly interviews and news updates

Related articles

  • Paramilitaries shut down home turf in northern Colombia

  • Colombia’s president charged with fabricating charges against political rivals

  • Surviving Colombia’s paramilitary rule: keep your eyes open and your mouth shut

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • RSS

@2008-2019 - Colombia Reports. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by Digitale Zaken and Parrolabs


Back To Top