Colombia's army accused of 'hunting' NYT sources who leaked order to double combat kills and capture
by Adriaan Alsema May 23, 2019
Human Rights Watch and several journalists said on Wednesday that the Colombian military is trying to find out who told the truth to the New York Times about a new military instruction that could seriously endanger civilians.
Caracol Radio journalist Gustavo Gomez revealed that military commanders had been ordered to go to the 2nd Division headquarters under various pretexts, only to be interrogated about who among them had spoken to the American newspaper, New York Times
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Lie detector tests?
Newspaper El Espectador said that Gomez claim was confirmed by highly credible sources, who were asked to confess which commanders had talked to the New York Times and were even subjected to a lie detector test.
The Americas Director of Human Rights Watch has subsequently asked Defense Minister Guillermo Botero whether it is true that 15 commanders had been summoned and stressed that the situation would be serious if there were to be retaliations for officials who tell the truth.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-army-accused-of-hunting-down-nyt-sources-who-leaked-army-order-to-double-combat-kills-and-captures/