Colombia peace court sentences former FARC leaders for their role in thousands of kidnappings
Bogota, Colombia (AP) – Colombia Peace Court On Tuesday, he issued his first sentence for war crimes committed in the internal conflicts that lasted for decades, and Farc, the seven former leaders of Colombia’s revolutionary armed forces, is guilty of policies that led to the abduction of 21,000 people.
While the court kidnapped the rebellious group for ransom to finance their operations, he also deprived the freedom of his freedom in the hope of changing the soldiers and politicians with the imprisoned rebels.
For the next eight years, he must work on projects to find old rebel leaders. Lost people’s bodies And remove land mines from rural areas. They will also have to perform symbolic compensation actions with their victims. To adapt, seven leading floor will follow a strict program and will enable its movements to be monitored with electronic devices.
Camilo Suárez, the chief judge of the case, said, “This sentence does not erase the pain of the victims,” he said. “But the voice that accepts that what he has experienced is unfair and inhuman.”
The court known as a special judicial authority for peace, Peace agreement between the 2016 Colombian government and FARC rebellions. He was praised by legal scholars who argue that the court helped to document and reveal the terrible details of the Colombia civil war. However, he was also criticized by the Colombians who wanted to see harder penalties for the perpetrators of war crimes.
Those who are called by the court, who accept their accusations and cooperate with their investigations, often get rid of the time of prison, and instead, they need to work on projects involving efforts to compensate for the victims of Colombia’s armed conflicts.
Suspects who do not accept the accusations of the Peace Court, but who are guilty of war crimes may face long prison sentences.
In the early days of the kidnapping investigation, the former secretariat of the FARC accepted the charges of their policies led to the abduction of 21,000 people, and seven members attended several trials questioned by judges and victims.
During the investigation, the court found that many victims were kept in chains or cages by rebels and had cases of sexual abuse. The rebellious leaders who were tried today also acknowledged that they could not control their behavior of warriors under command.
Later this week, the peace court is expected to decide on a second case with unjust executions committed by the Colombian army.
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