Former Gen. Mario Montoya is the highest-ranking official yet charged by Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace in the false positives scandal.
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — A U.S.-trained general who headed Colombia’s army when it killed civilians to increase body counts in its war against rebels has been charged with war crimes for allegedly overseeing the killings or disappearance of 130 innocent people, judicial authorities announced Wednesday.Gen. Mario Montoya, 74, was indicted on a charge of crimes against civilians committed while he was the commander of the Fourth Brigade, based in Medellín.
Montoya rewarded soldiers who complied with his orders, the tribunal said, and threatened to kick those who didn’t out of the army.indictment also names eight of Montoya’s subordinates as defendants. Many of them told the peace tribunal of promise to impose an iron fist against guerrilla groups, named Montoya as army chief in 2006. Montoya worked closely with the United States and was credited withPerhaps most famously, he was one of the chief orchestrators of Operation Jaque, the 2008 mission
Montoya and other military officials from their roles. Uribe named Montoya ambassador to the Dominican Republic, where Montoya remained until 2011.against Montoya. But a criminal court ruled that the general would need to be charged in the Special Peace Jurisdiction. Romero criticized the peace court for not asking authorities to investigate other prominent leaders, especially Uribe, who was president throughout the periodUribe has said repeatedly that he did not play a role in ordering the extrajudicial killings of civilians while in office. He has denied every accusation against his administration in connection to the case.
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