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From the prison where he tries to avoid his deportation to Colombia, the former paramilitary chief Salatore Mancuso says he agrees to appear before the Truth Commission to tell what he knows about the intervening parties and sponsors of the paramilitary project that left hundreds of deaths.
This was just announced in a reply letter to Álvaro Leyva and gave names of people who will speak.“I reiterate to you, as I told you verbally, that I am willing to appear before the Truth Commission (…), my commitment to truth, reparation and non-repetition, I promised you that I will not fail you and I will not do it. , the truth cannot continue to serve to benefit dark interests. “
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“Colombia requires progress on the social understanding of all actors, on
The understanding of the causes and effects of the armed conflict and why this situation continues to persist and worsen, this is impossible to overcome without the will of those who have participated directly in the armed conflict, in this context, without a doubt, the Comprehensive Truth System , Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition is the ideal legal scenario to achieve that purpose, but facing the country, “he says.
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And in another of the sections of the letter he gives names of the people that, he says, he already mentioned in his statements before Justice and Peace.
I was extradited, because I related as collaborators, officials close to the government of President ALVARO URIBE, such as FRANCISCO SANTOS
Today US Ambassador of Colombia, JOSÉ MIGUEL NARVÁEZ …
‘They extradited the truth’
“I have denounced that situations beyond our control have not allowed the truth to be known, that is a historical reality, I remember when I publicly denounced the rearmament of some demobilized and They called me a liar, when I confessed that 35% members of the congress were people supported by the AUC they treated me crazy, when I told about parapolitics they denied it, I revealed that I was living proof of what at that time I called State Paramilitarism, today a de facto State Agent and they treated me as delusional, coercive means have been used to intimidate me, such as torture, threats, judicial persecution through assemblies such as the that I have publicly and judicially denounced, all trying to keep quiet, needless to say, when I told in detail about the relations of the State and the AUC, Colombia already knows what happened to me, as criminal revenge and to keep quiet I was extradited, because I reported as collaborators, officials close to the government of President ALVARO URIBE, such as FRANCISCO SANTOS
Today, Colombia’s Ambassador to the United States, JOSÉ MIGUEL NARVÁEZ Deputy Director of the DAS who was responsible for the death of JAIME GARZÓN, of PEDRO JUAN MORENO, personal friend and Secretary of the Government of the Antioquia Government, They were people very close to the AUC, I also narrated about some situations that occurred with PRESIDENT URIBE himself and despite all this, added to other situations perpetrated against us, we continue and will continue to honor our commitment to the victims and the truth “.
(Also: What Salvatore Mancuso will tell if the US returns him to Colombia)
José Miguel Narváez (center), former deputy director of the DAS.
Excerpts from Salvatore Mancuso’s letter on his alleged commitment to the truth.
Francisco Santos, today the Colombian ambassador to the United States government, has categorically and repeatedly denied the allegations of the former paramilitary chief.
Pedro Juan Moreno died in a plane crash while José Miguel Narváez was prosecuted for his ties to paramilitarism.
(We invite you to read: Mancuso was summoned to 263 audiences to tell the truth, what is missing?)
“Colombia does not know the truth, because there was and is no political interest that this
Whether it happened or it happens, the clothes are torn demanding truth, but the reconstruction of it is hypocritically prevented, justice is exploited as a form of revenge, the Justice and Peace process ended up being worse than an ordinary process, where transitionality shines through its absence, this does not mean either that it has not been successful in different aspects, but insufficient due to the very structuring of Law 975 of 2005, all against the rights of the victims, since it is the same Colombian State that is re-victimizing, as I warned from the beginning publicly, “says Mancuso in his letter.
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