(Colombian) Army suspected of child murders: Minister

Army suspected of child murders: Minister
Monday, 25 October 2010 14:37 Teresa Welsh

Army suspected of child murders: Minister .
Monday, 25 October 2010 14:37 Teresa Welsh .

Colombian Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera on Monday said that the authorities will determine whether the military was responsible for the brutal murder of three young boys in the Arauca department, reports Radio Santa Fe.

The bodies of the three boys, aged 6, 9, and 14, were found with signs of torture three days after they disappeared on October 14 in the municipality of Tame.

Rivera said that the 60 soldiers from the 5th Mobile Brigade under investigation have been moved to the department capital Arauca, where they are being questioned.

"I want to emphasize how the army command took the initiative to launch an investigation" said Rivera.

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Army faces further child abuse accusations
Friday, 29 October 2010 08:24 Manuela Kuehr

A Colombian soldier is suspected of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl on October 2, in the Arauca department, close to the site where three children were killed earlier this month, Caracol Radio reported Thursday.

The girl's description of the assailant reportedly resembles a soldier of the 5th Brigade who was stationed in the area.

The suspected man had been absent from the military camp for several hours when both offenses occurred, according to interviews and statements from several soldiers.

Several soldiers' statements are inconsistent and omit relevant information that could clarify important facts, according to the Prosecutor General's Office

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