Colombia wants paramilitary chiefs in prison, not testifying in court
December 17, 2020
While Colombia’s government is trying to get extradited paramilitary leaders repatriated and behind bars, President Ivan Duque‘s party wants them far away from the war crimes tribunal.
The Democratic Center (CD) party has every reason to silence the AUC‘s former commanders as they could threaten both the party, the government and key political allies if they testify before the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP).
The cooperation of the AUC’s former top commander, Salvatore Mancuso, and former commanders Rodrigo Tovar and Hernan Giraldo were severely complicated when former President Alvaro Uribe extradited them and 11 others.