CERAC Investigadores Colombia asesinatos, May 2009
CERAC is a private conflict analysis "think tank" based in Bogatá, Colombia. This previously unreleased CERAC archive contains transcripts and recordings pertaining to recent (2002-) extra-judicial killings and murders in Colombia. The material describes the legal instruments crafted by the political and judicial apparatus inside the Colombian government which provides impunity for soldiers, officers, judges, prosecutors and politicians involved with these crimes. In addition, the interviews, transcripts and voice recordings provide a glimpse into the breakdown of the human rights protection inside Colombia and the need for oversight and proper investigation into suspected guerrilla activities, conflict zones and abuse of military force.
The CERAC documents are in relation to the extra-judicial killings and murder of suspected guerrillas. A reactive attempt by the Colombian government to execute the death penalty on the street and eradicate opposing forces such as the FARC-EP in isolated rural areas within Colombia. The documents mention that a good majority of the time these suspected guerrillas haven't even been found guilty of a crime and are executed on the street before having a fair trial. One of the primary excuses made by the Colombian Government in these transcripts is with the Technical Investigations Unit (CTI). The agency complains that lack of proper equipment needed to eradicate the opposing force isn't available. The material cites that all to often the opposing force are innocent human casualties as opposed to FARC-EP guerrilla fighters.
It is also implied that police officers and Colombian commandos have engaged in murderous acts against innocent citizens and in order to cover their crimes have labeled these victims as combatant guerrilla fighters. The victims include mothers, children, fathers, students, and rural farmers. The documents also mention the disappearance of individuals investigating such abuses and corruption. The information underscores a surprisingly low amount of criminal convictions issued by the courts against police officers and soldiers who have engaged in 'street justice' by executing suspected guerrillas who in fact were innocent casualties of war.
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