Prosecutor General to investigate former military commanders and governors in relation to 1998 massa

Prosecutor General to investigate former military commanders and governors in relation to 1998 massacre
Feb 26, 2014 posted by Connor Paige

A member of the Human Rights Unit of the Prosecutor General’s Office asked the Colombian Supreme Court to investigate the involvement of former governors and military leaders in the 1998 Caño Jabon massacre that left at least 20 civilians dead.

Former General Freddy Padilla de Leon, the former commander of the Seventh Army Brigade, will be investigated for his participation in the massacres alongside Former General Jaime Humberto Uscategui, who was sentenced to 40 years in prison in 2009 for his role in the massacre.

The investigation will also look into whether the former commander of the army Hugo Mario Gaitan, the former director of national police Rosso Jose Serrano and ex-commander of the Fourth Army Brigade Former General Augustin Ardilla Uribe failed to answer pleas from the village for protection.

Two former governors of the central state of Meta, Alfonso Ortiz Duran and Edmundo Bautista Usola will join a list of former military leaders to be investigated for their knowledge of the brutal killings.

More:
http://colombiareports.co/prosecutor-general-investigate-former-military-commanders-governors-relation-1998-massacre/

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman, joint chiefs of staff, and Colombian Gen. Freddy Padilla, chief of defense, exit the National Defense Ministry in Bogota, Colombia, March 5, 2009. Mullen is visiting the country to meet with senior Colombian officials to discuss ongoing U.S. and Colombian relations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump/Released)



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