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Duque to revive controversial civilian informant network
by Adriaan Alsema February 7, 2019
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque wants to convert citizens into police informants, a strategy that allegedly has long incorporated drug traffickers and far-right former paramilitaries.
Duque announced to revive the so-called “civilian participation networks” that first came to life in 2002 under Duque’s political patron, former President Alvaro Uribe.
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What Duque is ignoring is the fact that previous civilian informant networks have chronically been infiltrated by organized crime organizations and far-right death squads.
Last year, the prosecution in Medellin found that one of the bosses of local crime syndicate “Oficina de Envigado” was a member of the local “Network of Allies for Prosperity” and had been given a police radio and access to police intelligence.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/duque-to-revive-controversial-civilian-informant-network/