Colombia, more case of ex-servicemen implicates in false positive or extrajudicial killings uncovered

*440 people were killed in extrajudicial executions

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00:00We continue in Colombia as more cases and indictments of former military personnel involved

00:05in false positives or extrajudicial executions are known, now in the Department of Antioquia.

00:12Hernan Tovar expands with more details.

00:18Four generals and more than 35 officers and ex-sub-officers were charged by the Special

00:22Jurisdiction for Peace for their alleged responsibility in war crimes and crimes against humanity.

00:27They were committed in the Department of Antioquia between 2004 and 2007 and when they belonged

00:32to the Army's 4th Brigade.

00:35According to the order read by the magistrates of the reconnaissance chamber, there was a

00:39systematic practice of body counts and killings over captures as a general rule, where pressure

00:44was exerted on the troops by senior commanders.

00:48Thus, for example, General Gonzalez Pena urged the troops in radio programs broadcast between

00:57the 17th and the 21st of March 2000 for that, and I quote, the only thing that counts are

01:03the casualties, captures are of no use to us, the only thing that counts is to kill

01:07the enemy, and this type of statement was echoed by Rodríguez Clavijo, putting pressure

01:12on and threatening the men under his command.

01:23440 people were killed by extrajudicial executions or