Francisco Santos responds to Mancuso’s accusations



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Former Vice President Francisco Santos, today Colombian Ambassador to the United States, I know pronounced on the letter from Salvatore Mancuso, where the former paramilitary chief warns that Government officials, of then President Álvaro Uribe Vélez, they were close to the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC).

“The assertions that Salvatore Mancuso makes in which he mentions me are the same that he made thirteen years ago, with no evidence other than his word and that he has never been able to prove in any instance. The Office of the Attorney General of the Nation has been investigating these claims for thirteen years and has never found any merit for any type of accusation by the justice, ”Santos said in a statement.

Faced with the accusations, the ambassador affirmed that It is considering filing legal actions against Mancuso.

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“Given the assertions that he is making again today, I am evaluating initiating the corresponding legal actions against him. The crimes committed by Salvatore Mancuso have already earned him ten years in prison and surely many more await him in Colombia, which is more than we can say about his criminal adversaries who have delivered neither truth nor reparation not a single day in jail ”Said Francisco Santos.

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Likewise, Santos said that “I have worked so that he returns to Colombia to continue responding for his actions,” and ended by assuring that he makes himself available to the authorities.


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