Deputy Prosecutor stands between Colombia war criminals and their freedom
Deputy Prosecutor stands between Colombia war criminals and their freedom
Aug 22, 2014 posted by Nicolas Bedoya
The Prosecutor General’s Office has received 47 requests for conditional freedom by demobilized paramilitaries under the Justice and Peace Law.
Of the roughly 160 paramilitaries that can be released after serving the minimum eight year sentence under the AUC demobilization Law 975, known as the Justice and Peace Law, 47 have requested to be transferred to house arrest.
The Coordinator for the National Unit of Transitional Justice, Hector Eduardo Moreno, told Colombia Reports Friday that he has only approved five of 47 requests for conditional freedom so far. The rest of the imprisoned paramilitaries have not complied with the necessary requirements for release after serving the minimum of eight years in prison.
Moreno stated that the paramilitaries would not obtain liberty “automatically,” or en masse, and that every individual case will undergo a process of verification.
The beginning of the release of paramilitaries who demobilized under former president Alvaro Uribe’s Justice and Peace law has generated terror in the hearts of their victims, and NGOs dedicated to human rights.
MORE: Colombia’s women victims ‘terrified’ over pending release of paramilitaries
More:
http://colombiareports.co/colombias-worst-war-criminals-ask-government-freedom-serving-minimum-8-year-sentence/
(My emphasis.)
Do remember the paramilitaries, (narcotrafficking death squads) have been directly connected to the Colombian military for years and years until their so-called "demobilization" conducted by Alvaro Uribe.
