Why are Colombias former guerrillas and their families assassinated? [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

written by Adriaan Alsema August 16, 2017


With the killing of two members of Colombian rebel group FARC on Tuesday, 11 former rebels and 12 of their family members have been assassinated, according to conflict monitor Nuevo Arco Iris.

Of these 23, 10 were allegedly murdered by members of paramilitary groups and one by guerrilla group ELN, which has yet to agree to either a ceasefire or peace with the State.

Twelve of the victims were assassinated by unknown actors, indicating that Colombia’s security forces and judicial system has trouble curbing the country’s almost absolute impunity rate.

Testing former guerrillas’ faith

The assassination put tremendous pressure on the country’s delicate peace process as other guerrillas could lose their faith in the State and retake arms for self protection.

More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-former-guerrillas-families-assassinated/