U.S. Lawmakers Call for Halt on Colombia Police Weapon Sales Bloomberg 3 hrs ago Dale Quinn
(Bloomberg) More than 50 U.S. lawmakers have called for a halt to assistance to the Colombian national police, including ending weapons and equipment sales, as protests fueled by growing poverty during the pandemic have rocked the nation.
In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Representatives James P. McGovern, Mark Pocan, Jan Schakowsky and Raul Grijalva led their colleagues in expressing “grave concern” about the situation in Colombia, and urged the U.S. government to denounce police brutality there.
They called for a suspension of aid to the police and a stop to equipment sales or training until human rights benchmarks are established and met.