Colombia Begins to Unearth Bodies from Mass Grave
Colombia Begins to Unearth Bodies from Mass Grave
Published 5 August 2015 (1 hours 47 minutes ago)
After the bodies are examined, many feel it will reveal proof of the dirty workings of the former President Alvaro Uribe.
Officials in Colombian formally begin excavations Wednesday of the mass grave site found last week in the northwest city of Medellin, and many expect the examination will reveal the truth about the former government of President Alvaro Uribe Velez and its alleged relationship with paramilitary groups.
The mass grave that was discovered in a site known as The Dump (La Escombrera) just outside the city of Medellin last week is expected to hold up to 300 bodies – victims of the dirty war between paramilitary groups, the Colombian army and guerrilla groups in the country.
Then President Uribe, who governed from 2002 to 2010, has been directly implicated in carrying out atrocities across the nation through operations known as “false positives,” where military forces would shoot civilians who had nothing to do with armed groups to raise body counts.
The Colombian army in 2008, denounced Uribe, accusing him of carrying out these crimes as well as using other policies to promote violence in the country.
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