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2nd witness claiming Uribe founded death squad wants to testify before war crimes tribunal
by Emily Hart March 18, 2019
A second former member of the paramilitary death squad allegedly founded by former President Alvaro Uribe and his brother asked to be allowed to testify before the country’s war crimes tribunal.
The son of Uribe’s former employee, Juan Monsalve, was blocked from testifying before the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) because he had surrendered to justice as a member of “Los Rastrojos,” a business associate of the now-defunct paramilitary organization AUC, which did not formally take part in the armed conflict.
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The Bloque Metro never took part in the AUC demobilization because its leader, “Doble Cero,” fiercely objected the drug trafficking activities of other paramilitary leaders, and was murdered during the AUC demobilization process between 2003 and 2006.
At the height of Bloque Metro’s power around the year 2000, the group had as many as 1,500 of fighters, and was among “the most militaristic and blood-thirsty” of all paramilitary groups, according to the expert prosecution. In Antioquia, the group left at least 4,000 victims.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/2nd-witness-claiming-uribe-founded-death-squad-wants-to-testify-before-war-crimes-tribunal/