Guerrillas who are in prison could see their sentence reduced, for example, from 40 years to 8 years, according to the Justice and Peace law that currently only applies for demobilized right wing paramilitary groups.The government hopes that confessions, statements and declarations made by the prisoners will help the authorities to dismantle the leftist rebel groups that have been fighting the government for decades.Guerillas who take part in the project will lose their benefits if they again join forces with their old comrades or continue commiting crimes.
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