Victims demand Uribe admits responsibility for war crimes in Medellin military operation

Source: Colombia Reports

Victims demand Uribe admits responsibility for war crimes in Medellin military operation

written by Adriaan Alsema October 19, 2016




Families of dozens of Medellin citizens who were either killed or disappeared in a 2002 military operation in the city demand former President Alvaro Uribe asks forgiveness for ordering the operation.

The operation in Medellin’s western 13th District called “Operation Orion” was carried out by the military, the police and, according to the locals, members of the paramilitary organization AUC.

The military attack on one of Medellin’s most densely populated districts sought to oust leftist militias left 200 civilians injured, six dead and many dozens disappeared and, according to witnesses and former paramilitaries, was carried out in coordination with AUC fighters.

Uribe, who could face war crime allegations over the controversial military incursion in Colombia’s second largest city, received major criticism from the victims, particularly over his successful attempt to sink a signed peace deal with the FARC in an October 2 referendum.

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