Ombudsman warned authorities about central Colombia massacre threat in August already

by Canin Carlos December 20, 2018

Colombia’s ombudsman said Wednesday that he alerted authorities about pending violence in central Colombia four months before at least six people were killed in a massacre.

Ombudsman Carlos Alfonso Negret said an alert was given to security forces on August 3 as part of national authorities’ early warnings strategy to prevent potential human rights violations.

High-risk environments were identified in both Mapiripan, where the massacre occurred, and Puerto Concordia, another municipality located in the central Meta province, according to the ombudsman.

Negret said their alert was even more specific about La Realidad, the remote hamlet where the bodies of the victims were found.

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