Former paramilitary chiefs threaten reputation of many "good Colombians"
by Sarah Lapidus December 4, 2018
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal could pose a major threat to Colombia’s military and private sector as an increasing number of former paramilitary leaders say they will reveal their collaborators and sponsors.
In a written testimony obtained with newspaper newspaper El Tiempo, the former chief of demobilized paramilitary organization AUC, Salvatore Mancuso, reiterated he would name people and companies that supported the death squads that partially demobilized between 2003 and 2006.
Mancuso, who is currently in prison in the United States, is waiting for a decision from the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) on whether he will be included in the transitional justice process.
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The former AUC chief said he would also provide information on the so-called “para-economy,” the use of death squads by businessmen, state officials and top military commanders to displace farmers for the economic benefit of agro-industrial businesses.
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Salvatore Mancuso, shown on 60 Minutes, in his warlord days.
Salvatore Mancuso, captured, headed "up the river."