Colombia ignoring mass grave with estimated 450 army executions victims: report
by Adriaan Alsema February 25, 2020
Colombia’s authorities are ignoring a mass grave with at least 450 victims of executions by the army, newspaper El Espectador reported on Monday.
According to the newspaper, family members whose loved ones were executed by the army and falsely presented as combat kills have complained that no authority is taking action to exhume the remains.
El Espectador reported that the Prosecutor General’s Office has estimated that between 450 and 500 victims could be buried at the Jardines del Ecce Homo cemetery in Valledupar, the capital of the northern Cesar department.
Many of these victims would have been executed by the controversial La Popa Batallion, which was once led by convicted Colonel Hernan Mejia, one of the most feared war criminals who is still walking free.
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Finding and identifying the 120,000 Colombians who have been reported missing or never returned after they were kidnapped could raise the death toll to almost 400,000.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombia-ignoring-mass-grave-with-estimated-450-army-executions-victims-report/
Colonel Hernan Mejia, one of the most feared war criminals who is still walking free.
