Paramilitary leader willing to testify against Colombia officials
Paramilitary leader willing to testify against Colombia officials
Apr 7, 2014 posted by Philip Acuña
A paramilitary leader is willing to testify against at least 50 Colombian military and civilian officials who were complicit in the paramilitary’s criminal activities, Noticias Uno broadcast center reported Saturday.
Hector German Buitrago, alias “Martin Llanos”, was the political leader of the Peasant Self-Defense Forces of Casanare, a paramilitary faction based in the eastern state of Casanare.
According to Noticias Uno, Llanos said that he is willing to testify that Colombian military and government officials were complicit in criminal paramilitary activities.
The paramilitary commander has allegedly been requesting that the government include him in the Justice and Peace process since December 2012, but has yet to receive a response.
In the same statement, Llanos claimed that he was the only paramilitary commander not permitted to demobilize his troops in 2005, during the administration of former President Alvaro Uribe. In addition he says that he is the only paramilitary commander that “never fought” alongside government troops. As a result, he is willing to disclose information regarding the relationship between paramilitary commanders, and politicians, members of the judiciary and members of Colombia’s armed forces.
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