Colombian Army possibly responsible for kidnapping and murdering missing people

Hopefully there isn't any truth to these claims. If these accusations are proven to be fact hopefully the persons in command at the time will be held accountable. The fact this is even being made public shows progress in my opinion. The highest boss of the Armed Forces general Freddy Padilla de Léon is quoted as saying, " to comply with human rights is a strategic need to win the war." Winning the hearts and minds of the populist is the only way to finally bring the FARC and other insurgent groups in Colombia to their knees. Colombia is currently experiencing stability, economic growth, security, and improved infrastructure. I believe these are some of the reasons you see the Colombian people rising up and making it known they will no longer tolerate the FARC or the paramilitaries. Let's all hope Colombia continues to head in this direction. By acknowledging the sins of the past Colombia moves forward in healing and uniting the country

Colombian Army possibly responsible for kidnapping and murdering missing people
Friday, 26 September 2008 18:45

In only four days the families of 46 people found out their loved ones had been killed by the army, while the families had reported them missing, Colombian magazine Semana reported Friday.

If the forced disappearances in Bogotá, Soacha and the coffee region are to blame to the army it would be a serious blow for the Colombian Government, that already is put under a U.S. microscope because of the desired free trade agreement with the U.S.

The authorities earlier blamed the leftist guerrilla group FARC or the right wing paramilitary group Águilas Negras for the disappearances.

Some of the parents of the young people that ended up on the army's guerrilla body count, say their children never came back from meeting someone about work. The disappeared ended up found in mass graves almost 500 miles from their homes and were registered as being killed in combat by the army.

Further investigation on the corpses however showed the people were killed only one or two days after their disappearance. Too soon to possibly enroll in any armed group and be killed in combat.


By Friday, 46 people that had earlier being reported as guerrillas killed in combat proved in fact to be on missing persons lists.

If the logical suspicion is correct that the army is responsible for the kidnapping and murder of these 46 people only to report a larger number of killed subversives, it would be a massive and systematic violation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and a gross violation of human rights.

Paradoxically, the army recently officially launched an extensive campaign to exterminate human rights violations by its troops. the highest boss of the Armed Forces general Freddy Padilla de Léon even said to comply with human rights is a strategic need to win the war.

Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos announced to investigate the deaths and the possible military responsibility.

"There is a strange situation here, one that requires a lot of explaining," Santos said in a speech to military cadets. "I am told that there are still officers in our public security forces who require dead bodies as proof of results."


President Álvaro Uribe -- who volunteered to personally present Colombian human rights records to the UN on December 10 -- will have the difficult job to explain whether the Army as a whole is massively and systematically violating human rights or individual soldiers are responsible for the forced disappearances

By Corey3368 on Sep 26, 2008, 21:27 in Friendly Talkzone.

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pobrecito says on Sep 27, 2008, 02:41: Some months ago the people who talked about "falsos positivos" were called liars or FARC by Santos. De que vale la vida si cuando la tenemos parece muerta. La vida es para sentirla, para vibrar, para luchar, para combatir. Eso justifica nuestro paso por la tierra........Jaime Pardo Leal 0 funny, 0 helpful.

ujay says on Sep 27, 2008, 05:33: nothing new a lot is done by the army and the police and then blame is put on farc. http://www.jukelightning.com 0 funny, 0 helpful.

pobrecito says on Sep 28, 2008, 00:15: Read this: http://www.semana.com/noticias-nacion/falsos-positivos-mortales/115958... De que vale la vida si cuando la tenemos parece muerta. La vida es para sentirla, para vibrar, para luchar, para combatir. Eso justifica nuestro paso por la tierra........Jaime Pardo Leal 0 funny, 0 helpful.

pobrecito says on Sep 29, 2008, 02:33: Very strange: our rightwning nuts who always defend democracy in other countries (Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia) have lost the speech. It is very symptomatic. De que vale la vida si cuando la tenemos parece muerta. La vida es para sentirla, para vibrar, para luchar, para combatir. Eso justifica nuestro paso por la tierra........Jaime Pardo Leal 0 funny, 0 helpful.

Corey3368 says on Sep 30, 2008, 10:50: Colombia: UN Seeks To Stop Extrajudicial Execution Tuesday, 30 September 2008, 1:23 pm Press Release: United Nations Colombia: UN Calls For Urgent Action Against Alleged Extrajudicial Executions New York, Sep 29 2008 3:10PM The United Nations human rights office in Colombia has called on the authorities to take urgent measures to stop a wave of apparent extrajudicial executions after 25 bodies were found in the north of the country. The dead, many of them young, have been identified as residents of southern Bogota, according to a news release issued by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights ( OHCHR). The Office said it had already officially informed the authorities of other disappearances and deaths of young people from other cities who, according to various accounts, have been promised work in the provinces, only to be reported as killed in fighting with the army a couple of days later. Since February at least 35 such bodies have been reported. “The Office calls on all relevant authorities to coordinate their efforts to clarify and end the practices and patterns of apparent judicial executions, adopting urgent measures to prevent, investigate, punish and publicize the material and intellectual authors of such acts,” it added. 0 funny, 0 helpful.

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