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The editorial board of the newspaper The New York Times He published an article about the profiles that were recently known in the country by the army to journalists, activists and various political leaders.
According to the newspaper, it is not surprising that they used US equipment delivered to fight illegal groups and drug trafficking for other purposes such as espionage.
The newspaper says that although the government reached a peace agreement with the FARC in 2016, there are still irregular armed groups related to drug trafficking. To this he adds that despite the aid provided by the United States of more than 10 billion dollars, little progress has been made and coca cultivation continues to increase, as well as the assassinations of social leaders and ex-combatants.
That is why they believe that the army “wants to see those who are seeing them” and even point out that “It is hard to kill bad habits”, recalling that the Colombian army had already had similar episodes in the past.
The editorial indicates that one of the profiles was his correspondent in Colombia Nicholas Casey, as well as other foreign journalists, also considering as very serious that the money and US aid be used to spy on people from that country. The New York Times points out that this puts Colombia’s status as one of the main allies of the United States in the region and also the credibility of President Iván Duque at stake.
It also calls for the country to punish the sector of the army that was in charge of these activities. Although he states that some progress has been made in this area and highlights that 11 intelligence officers were dismissed.
He also believes that it is necessary to demonstrate that the army is not above the law and they respect human rights.
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