Colombian soldiers indicted for ‘false positives’
Six Colombian soldiers have been indicted on suspicion of the extrajudicial, “false positive”, killing of two civilians, El Espectador reported. The incident is alleged to have taken place during a…
Six Colombian soldiers have been indicted on suspicion of the extrajudicial, “false positive”, killing of two civilians, El Espectador reported. The incident is alleged to have taken place during a…
Seven Colombian soldiers have been sentenced to 34 years in jail for their part in a “false positive” murder of a civilian who they then reported as a guerrilla killed…
Eight soldiers are being held without bail for allegedly killing a couple and their 3-year-old daughter, and falsely reporting them as FARC guerrillas killed in combat. On November 26, 2006,…
Farmers from a rural area in Colombia’s Norte de Santander department allege that on Tuesday Venezuelan soldiers crossed the border into Colombia and fired shots into the air. “They entered…
Two members of Colombia’s armed forces were sentenced to 28 years in jail on Thursday for murdering innocent civilians and presenting the bodies as guerrillas killed in action, reports Colombian media.…
Nine marines from the Colombian navy were killed in combat with FARC insurgents Sunday afternoon, in the southern Amazonian department of Caqueta, according to local media reports. Details of the…
Colombia’s army is implicated in over 2,300 civilian murders investigated by Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office in the last 25 years, according to a special report published by Caracol Radio Monday.…
Colombian army commander Freddy Padilla Thursday criticized General Gustavo Matamoros’ announcement that Colombia will send troops to Afghanistan, because providing such information is outside Matamoros’ jurisdiction. Padilla said that President…
46 Colombian soldiers suspected of committing extrajudicial killings were this weekend treated to a day of clowns, aromatherapy and fine dining. The soldiers have been confined to military bases south of…