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Colombia's chief prosecutor defends himself against citizens who ask ICC to investigate mass killing
by Adriaan Alsema April 8, 2019
Colombia’s chief prosecutor has admitted that only 11% of the investigations of murders of social leaders that took place since 2016 have led to convictions.
Prosecutor Nestor Humberto Martinez wrote the International Criminal Court (ICC) two days before hundreds of Colombians from all over Europe marched to the ICC to request a formal investigation, claiming that the corruption-ridden prosecution is failing.
According to Martinez, 265 human rights defenders were assassinated in Colombia since 2016. This number is considerably lower than the 498 murders registered by the government’s human rights office.
In bold, the chief prosecutor claimed that “the Prosecutor General’s Office has succeeded to identify the authors of 151 cases, or 57%.”
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-chief-prosecutor-defends-himself-against-citizens-who-ask-icc-to-investigate-mass-killing-of-social-leaders/