Colombia: Police Gun Down Ex-FARC Guerrilla, Community Enraged

[Judi Lynn]

The Ministry of Defense is investigating Dimar Torres' death. | Photo: Twitter: @BenedictoFARC

Published 25 April 2019 (3 hours 45 minutes ago)

Colombian police were rushing to bury the body before town residents took notice.


At the behest of Colombia’s Carrizal community, an investigation has launched into the murder of former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla, Dimar Torres, who was killed by police Monday.

Along the Venezuelan border, Torres was making his way home with a group of friends after leaving his village to buy tools when police officers shot and killed him at an army checkpoint. Although authorities have taken responsibility for the death, witnesses at the scene say police first attempted to blame the shooting on Torres, alleging he had attempted to seize an officer’s weapon.

Community members from the town of Convencion told El Espectador, "This is extremely serious, and we request for social organizations to speak out about this."

Carlos Lozada, senator of the Farc Party, said locals were startled by the sound of gunfire and were turned away by police. On walking into the police camp, they discovered a misshapen grave on the ground intended for the corpse of the former guerrilla.

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