Colombian indigenous court convicts Farc guerrillas

[EX500rider]

Source: BBC

An indigenous court in western Colombia has convicted seven left-wing Farc guerrillas over the murder of two leaders of the Nasa tribe.

Five were sentenced to between 40 and 60 years in jail and two others will receive 20 lashes.

The two victims had been removing posters praising a Farc leader when they were killed.

Indigenous authorities in Colombia have jurisdiction in their own territories unless this contravenes national law.



Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-29983631

[Heywood J]

1. Lashes?

What is this, Saudi Arabia? Nothing says "awesome justice system" and "21st century country" like 14th century punishments.

[geek tragedy]

2. Better than lethal injection. nt

[Bacchus4.0]

3. Bolivia has "indigenous justice" too where you can be stoned, burned alive, buried alive n/t

[Comrade Grumpy]

4. This was a court. That's different from a mob.

[Bacchus4.0]

5. Morales pushed through a law in 2009 that allows for "indigenous justice". This is what it

looks like. Not that I am suppportive of the FARC assassins mind you.