Why Colombia’s former army chief is facing up to 40 years in prison

[Judi Lynn]

2. Colombia to charge two generals over civilian killings

Colombia to charge two generals over civilian killings

AFP
12 minutes ago

Bogota (AFP) - Colombian prosecutors will charge two army generals for their alleged role in the murders of civilians who were later presented as rebels killed in combat, sources said Tuesday.

The military has been under fire for years over a scandal in which army units are accused of killing thousands of civilians, mostly poor young men, from 2002 to 2008 and reporting them as FARC rebels or drug traffickers.

The extrajudicial killings, which inflated the number of insurgents killed in combat, earned promotions, decorations and perks for those who took credit.

But prosecutors will now bring homicide charges against General Henry Torres and former army commander Mario Montoya, a highly decorated retired general, in the so-called "false positives" case, prosecution sources told AFP.

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