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Colombia's former army chief facing 2nd mass murder trial
by Adriaan Alsema August 25, 2021
Colombia’s prosecution is set to indict the country’s former army chief on 104 murder charges on Wednesday before an ordinary court instead of the war crimes tribunal.
The decision is controversial as only the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) is allowed to try alleged war criminals as part of a 2016 peace deal with now-defunct guerrilla group FARC.
The prosecution wants to indict retired General Mario Montoya before the Bogota Superior Tribunal, however.
The JEP has been investigating General Mario Montoya since 2018 for the retired army general’s alleged role in the mass execution of civilians who were reported as combat kills.
According to the war crimes tribunal, the security forces’ reported at least 6,400 of these “false positives” between 2002 and 2008 when the practice caused a scandal.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-former-army-chief-facing-2nd-mass-murder-trial/