Colombia peace court accuses 10 soldiers of murdering 120 civilians By Syndicated Content
By Luis Jaime Acosta
BOGOTA (Reuters) â A Colombian court on Tuesday accused 10 members of the military and a civilian of forcibly disappearing 24 people and murdering at least 120 civilians and falsely presenting them as guerrilla fighters who had been killed in combat.
This is the first time Colombiaâs Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) tribunal has accused members of Colombiaâs army in connection with the so-called false positives scandal, in which soldiers murdered civilians and classified them as rebels killed in combat so they could receive promotions or other benefits.
Colombia peace court accuses 10 soldiers of murdering 120 civilians
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BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia’s coal production fell 28% in the first quarter of 2021 versus the year-earlier period, the national mining agency (ANM) said on Wednesday, due to changing coal prices and the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
In the three months to March 31 Colombia produced 13.9 million tonnes, down from 19.4 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2020.
However, compared with the fourth quarter of 2020, Colombia’s coal sector showed signs of recovery, with output up 52% from 9 million tonnes produced in the three months ended Dec. 31, the ANM said in a statement.
“The recovery of coal, Colombia’s main income-generating mineral for the sector, is due to reactivation of production in the north of the country,” ANM President Juan Miguel Duran said in the statement.
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