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Why Colombias former president is accused of forming bloodthirsty death squads
by Adriaan Alsema February 22, 2018
Evidence and multiple witness testimonies indicate that Colombia’s former president, Alvaro Uribe, helped form a death squad. The big mystery is why this was never properly investigated.
The Bloque Metro, the group allegedly formed by the Uribe family and their neighbors, is hardly known abroad. The death squad’s rejection of drug trafficking kept it out of sight of US prosecutors.
In Antioquia, however, many remember the far right death squad that left at least 4,000 victims in Uribe’s home province.
The Bloque Metro was not investigated by a court until 2016, because the group was excluded from the so-called “Justice and Peace” process that sought to clarify paramilitary crimes.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-former-president-accused-forming-bloodthirsty-death-squads/
