Colombia's ruling party seeks to prohibit Truth Commission's access to classified information
Source: Colombia Reports
by Adriaan Alsema October 18, 2018
In its latest attempt to frustrate efforts to find out the truth about Colombia’s armed conflict, Colombia’s ruling party voted to prohibit the Truth Commission’s from accessing classified information.
The initiative came from the ruling Democratic Party of President Ivan Duque and his political patron, former President Alvaro Uribe, who is set to appear before the Supreme Court on charges related to his alleged involvement in the formation of a paramilitary death squad that left thousands of victims in his home province of Antioquia.
The rest of Congress, which has been more ambiguous about the Truth Commission, will first have to vote on the proposal of House Representative Oscar Dario Perez.
The Democratic Center would be most affected by the Truth Commission and the War Crimes Tribunal as the party represents the interests of land thieves that stole an area the size of Belgium during the war with the FARC.
Read more: https://colombiareports.com/colombias-ruling-party-seeks-to-ban-truth-commission-from-accessing-classified-information/
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