Police and military commanders charged over southwest Colombia massacre

written by Adriaan Alsema December 23, 2017

Colombia’s prosecution claimed Thursday that the commanders of a military unit and a police unit are responsible for the massacre of at least seven farmers in October.

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The security forces initially said the civilians were killed in a guerrilla attack, but were quickly disputed after locals said the police unit opened fire on the unarmed coca growers community.

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The civilians crawled through the woods and hills. They were trying to avoid the fire but the bullets hit them. The balance: 6 dead that day (one more died in the aftermath a week later) and about 20 injured.


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More than 265,000 civilians have been killed and 7 million were displaced in the drug-fueled armed conflict.

More:
https://colombiareports.com/police-military-commanders-charged-southwest-colombia-massacre/