Earlier this year the Colombian army kidnapped 11 young men from a poor Bogota suburb. A couple of months later their bodies were discovered in a mass grave near the Venezuelan border. The reason: to inflate success figures in the fight against 'terrorist' rebel groups. Hundreds more extrajudicial killings are under investigation. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7709073.stm.
The government has finally bowed to pressure to dismiss a number of army personnel, though criminal procedings seem unlikely at this stage. And it is a fair bet that President Uribe won't be organising nationwide marches with free music concerts to protest against these kidnappings, as he did to stir up public discontent at those carried out by FARC.
November 22, 2008
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