Opposition hacker seeks inclusion in Colombias transitional justice system
Opposition ‘hacker’ seeks inclusion in Colombia’s transitional justice system
written by Adriaan Alsema May 2, 2017
The campaign worker who admitted to illegally obtaining classified information to benefit Colombia’s hard-right opposition in the 2014 elections has asked to be judged by a transitional justice court, reported newspaper El Tiempo.
Political hacker Andres Sepulveda, who has admitted to illegally interfering in elections throughout Latin America, claimed the 2014 election fraud he admitted to have taken part in was a crime that should fall under the jurisdiction of a transitional justice tribunal.
This temporary court is currently set up to seek justice for the almost 8 million victims of the armed conflict and allows convicted war criminals to receive judicial benefits in return for their cooperation and commitment to repair victims.
According to Sepulveda’s defense, his crimes were part of an opposition strategy to “establish a policy to perpetuate the Colombian armed conflict, sink the peace process with the FARC and through illegal means impede candidate Juan Manuel Santos from staying in power and improve the peace treaty with the subversion.”
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http://colombiareports.com/opposition-hacker-seeks-inclusion-colombias-transitional-justice-system/
