Senate peace chief wants paramilitary warlords to testify before Colombia's war crimes tribunal
Senate peace chief wants paramilitary warlords to testify before Colombia’s war crimes tribunal
by Adriaan Alsema September 9, 2019
The chairman of Colombia’s senate peace commission wants former paramilitary commanders to testify before the country’s war crimes tribunal to clarify their ties to politicians and businessmen.
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Among the paramilitaries’ alleged associates in what has become known as “para-economics” are some of the country’s largest companies like state-run oil company Ecopetrol, beverage company Postobon, airliner Avianca and cement giant Cementos Argos.
These companies are allegedly complicit in the assassination of labor unionists and the mass dispossession of land of the country’s 8 million victims of displacement.
Among the AUC’s alleged associates in “parapolitics” are former President Alvaro Uribe, Colombia’s ambassador to Washington DC, Francisco Santos and Antioquia governor candidate Anibal Gaviria.
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https://colombiareports.com/senate-peace-chief-wants-paramilitary-chiefs-to-testify-before-colombias-war-crimes-tribunal/