Colombia’s former army commander called into questioning over extrajudicial killings
Colombia’s former army commander called into questioning over extrajudicial killings
Posted by Adriaan Alsema on Jun 23, 2015
The former commander of Colombia’s National Army was called in for interrogation on Monday over his alleged role in the killing of thousands of civilians who fraudulently were reported as killed guerrillas.
Montoya is one of 22 generals investigated for the killing of at least 4,000 civilians who were executed, dressed up in guerrilla clothing by members of the military and subsequently registered as guerrillas killed in combat.
Montoya assumed the leadership of the army in 2006 and resigned in November 2008 after the “false positives” practice had become public.
The gruesome practice became so common during the administration of former President Alvaro Uribe that by 2007, more than 40% of registered combat kills were in fact murdered civilians.
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http://colombiareports.com/colombias-former-army-commander-called-into-questioning-over-extrajudicial-killings/
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141125235
