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Colombias former president and two ministers guilty of land grabbing: Comptroller General
written by Jamie Vaughan Johnson May 10, 2017
Colombia’s Comptroller General on Tuesday accused former president Alvaro Uribe and the current and former agriculture ministers of illegally taking land meant for less fortunate farmers.
The Comptroller General’s report, which compiled evidence from between 2013 and 2015, highlighted 33 cases of alleged irregular accumulation of uncultivated land covering an area just over 123,482 hectares.
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Large landowners like Uribe, major companies and multinationals subsequently were able to cheaply buy the land abandoned by the displaced, often with the help of paramilitary death squads and corrupt land officials who unduly legalized deeds of abandoned land.
Uribe’s family has been accused of having ties to paramilitary death squads for decades. His cousin has already been to prison while the former president’s brother is in jail awaiting trial for allegedly forming his own paramilitary group.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombias-former-president-two-ministers-accused-land-grabbing/
LBN:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141770920
