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ICC wants Colombias armed forces commander prosecuted over execution of civilians
written by Adriaan Alsema July 10, 2017
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said in a report that 23 generals and six corporals, including the Colombia’s Armed Forces commander, must be prosecuted for the execution of more than 1,200 civilians.
While Colombia’s authorities and the country’s mass media have mainly focused of the prosecution of the 7,000 demobilized members of guerrilla group FARC, the prosecution of Colombia’s war crime-ridden military is more of a concern in The Hague where the court is located.
This means that if either normal or transitional justice do not adequately call the suspected state mass murderers to justice, the ICC could indict them for war crimes itself.
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According to Colombia’s prosecution, more than 4,000 civilians were assassinated between 2002 and 2010 when former President Alvaro Uribe was president.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/icc-wants-colombias-armed-forces-commander-prosecuted-execution-civilians/