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Officials in tears over Bogota Massacre
by Adriaan Alsema December 14, 2021
Bogota Mayor Claudia Lopez broke out crying on Monday during the presentation of a report on a police massacre in Colombia’s capital last year.
According to the report, police were responsible for 11 of the 14 murders that were committed during the Bogota Massacre in September last year.
Also the lead investigator of the Bogota Massacre, former Ombudsman Carlos Negret, was unable to hold back his tears while presenting his findings.
The Bogota Massacre
Police and civilians supporting the authorities murdered 13 citizens and one immigrant in an apparent attempt to quell an uprising that was triggered by the brutal murder of a Bogota resident on September 9.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/officials-in-tears-over-bogota-massacre/