Colombia peace tribunal accuses ex-FARC leaders of crimes against Indigenous peoples
The JEP accuses former commanders of 44 crimes against five Indigenous peoples, from killings and forced displacement to landmines. They have 30 days to respond.
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Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) has charged former FARC commanders with war crimes and crimes against humanity against five Indigenous peoples. According to Infobae, the case covers 44 non-amnestiable crimes in the Amazonía and Orinoquía regions, including killings, forced disappearances, displacement, torture and the planting of antipersonnel mines; victims included the Korebajü, Siona, Hitnü, Jiw and Nükak Baká peoples. AP said the crimes allegedly took place between 1996 and 2016. Those charged include Julián Gallo, who served eight years as a senator after the 2016 peace deal.
"Today we are delivering justice to the most forgotten peoples of a segregated Colombia," JEP magistrate Catalina Díaz said, according to AP. The accused have 30 days to accept or reject the charges. Those who accept and cooperate avoid prison but must provide reparations; those who reject them and are found guilty face up to 20 years in prison. A truth commission found that at least 450,000 people were killed in the conflict.