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FARC denies having committed war crimes against civilians
http://colombiareports.co/farc-denies-committed-war-crimes/Colombian rebel group FARC on Saturday denied responsibility for war crimes against civilians. The guerrillas want to be held responsible for crimes committed in military action which could exclude numerous civilian victims of the internal conflict.
The announcement was made in Cuba by “Pablo Catatumbo,” a senior military commander of the guerrilla group, who is negotiating peace with the government and now touching an extremely thorny question: Who is responsible for the millions of victims of the war between rebels and state?
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However, the FARC itself has become infamous for financing its military operations with civilian kidnappings, which — if war law regarding citizens is applied — would constitute a war crime. A recent report said that almost half of the FARC’s fighters entered the group as a minor — another war crime.
Additionally, the group has been widely criticized over the use of landmines and using violent criminal activities such as drug trafficking and illegal mining to finance its goals.