Army commander Montoya denies paramilitary links
Army commander Montoya denies paramilitary links
Thursday, 12 January 2012 15:29
Toni Peters
Retired army general and former diplomat Mario Montoya has denied any links to paramilitary groups during questioning at Colombia's Supreme Court, Colombian media reported Thursday.
During the three-hour questioning session, Montoya said he has never had links to paramilitary groups. Furthermore he said that he never received $800,000 and produced documents which show his personal assets come from his military career.
The former ambassador to the Dominican Republic also said that in 2003 it was impossible that he had links with paramilitaries in the Eastern Plains because at that time he was moving between the northwest department of Antioquia and the Caribbean Coast
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The retired general was summoned to answer to accusations that he had received over $800,000 and a house from late paramilitary boss Miguel Arroyave to pursue Arroyave's rival, the paramilitary boss alias "Martin Llanos."
More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/21499-army-commander-montoya-denies-paramilitary-links.html
Colombia's government is the 3rd largest recipient of U.S. taxpayers' foreign aid annually.
