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Colombias war crimes tribunal close to being sunk by Congress
written by Adriaan Alsema November 9, 2017
Colombia’s Conservative Party on Wednesday surprisingly withdrew its support for a transitional justice system, further threatening a peace process to end more than half a century of armed conflict.
The decision became clear in a debate that was suspended after one third of senators showed up to vote on the transitional justice system that was expected to take force this month.
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The transitional justice has long been opposed by hard-right opposition party Democratic Center (CD).
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More than 60 congressmen have already been sent to prison for having aligned with paramilitary death squads to coerce voters. Others are still under investigation.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-war-crimes-tribunal-close-sunk-congress/
