Colombias state convicted for political extermination of communists
Source: Colombia Reports
written by Adriaan Alsema October 27, 2017
Colombia’s government and military forces will have to pay a fine after being convicted for the attempted “extermination” of the communist Patriotic Union (UP) party.
The most recent homicides taken into consideration were as recent as from 2011, according to the State Council.
The high court ordered the Defense Ministry, the National Police and the National Army to pay a $75,000 fine for the triple homicide of Jose Ignacio, Jose Francisco and Nidia Reyes.
The three are among thousands of UP leaders and activists who were assassinated by extreme right paramilitary forces, sometimes in collusion with state security forces.
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