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Colombia's Congress squashes rider to strip demobilized rebels of legal protection
by Megan Janetsky December 13, 2018
Alvaro Hernan Prada and CD party leader former President Alvaro Uribe. (Image: Twitter)
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The House of Representatives passed through a proposal by far-right DC congressman Alvaro Hernan Prada that included an article that would have given Duque the power to revive arrest warrants against reintegrating guerrillas.
The majority of FARC commanders and many of Duque’s political allies and private sponsors have been tied to countless war crimes that have been committed during decades of armed conflict that possibly killed more than 340,000 Colombians.
The rider was met with a firestorm of resistance first by opposition politicians lead by centrist Green Alliance Senator Juanita Goebertus and later by UN Special Peace Mission that railed against the proposal, saying “it has the potential to affect the legal guarantees of ex-members of the FARC” without explicitly naming the group.
The United Nations and international leaders have continuously urged Duque to follow through on the peace process of his predecessor as the international community fears a resurgence of violence in Colombia.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-congress-squashes-rider-to-strip-demobilized-rebels-of-legal-protection/