Army investigated for illegal recruitment: Defense minister
Army investigated for illegal recruitment: Defense minister
Apr 7, 2014 posted by Oliver Sheldon
Colombia’s defense ministry has acknowledged army misconduct in illegal “forced” recruitment of citizens exempt from military service, reported El Espectador newspaper.
Juan Carlos Pinzon, defense secretary, announced that there will be an investigation into allegations of illegal recruitment “raids” by the army.
The Colombian military has in the past been accused of forced and irregular recruitment of young people and citizens exempt from military service.
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In March 2014, the army was reprimanded for recruiting a university student who had already presented his official papers exempting him from armed service.
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http://colombiareports.co/army-investigated-illegal-recruitment-defense-minister/