Chiquita to trial for financing terrorism in Colombia
US appeals court claims victims have enough evidence to sue banana company
by Adriaan Alsema September 7, 2022
American food giant Chiquita Brands will face trial for financing terrorism in Colombia in the 1990’s and early 2000’s, according to victim representatives.
In a press statement, human rights NGO EarthRights International said that an appeals court overruled a federal judge who ruled in 2019 that victims of the now-defunct paramilitary organization AUC lacked admissible evidence to sue Chiquita.
EarthRights International represents hundreds of people whose family members were assassinated by the AUC and are seeking damages from the paramilitaries’ corporate sponsor.
Chiquita’s admitted terrorism activity
Chiquita admitted that it had paid the paramilitary organization $1.7 million through its Colombian subsidiary Banadex between 1997 and 2004 in a 2007 plea bargain with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ).
More:
https://colombiareports.com/chiquita-to-trial-for-financing-terrorism-in-colombia/
For anyone who hadn't kept track, the AUC death squad members simply regrouped, formed new organizations under new names, like the "Aguillas Negras," or "Black Eagles" and continued as usual.