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Colombia's war crimes tribunal begins investigation into Medellin military attack
by Kristin Rounds July 17, 2019
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal has begun investigating “Operation Orion,” a 2002 attack on the west of Medellin carried out by the security forces allegedly in collusion with local crime lord “Don Berna.”
In a ceremony commemorating the 16th anniversary of the war crimes-ridden operation, magistrates of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) received a report from the community of the Comuna 13, Medellin’s most western district.
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During the JEP’s investigation, victims will have the opportunity to testify, and advocate for precautionary measures to prevent the disappearance of human remains believed to be buried in a quarry just outside the district.
Among the documentation received by the JEP are the locations where paramilitaries and locals have said victims of the paramilitary terror that followed the operation are buried.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-war-crimes-tribunal-begins-investigation-into-medellin-military-attack/
