Colombia: court denies freedom to former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso

A Justice and Peace court in Barranquilla (north Colombia) denied freedom to the former paramilitary leader this Wednesday Salvatore Mancusoformer commander of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (CUA), who arrived deported to Bogotá on February 27 after serving time for drug trafficking in state Joined.

Mancuso expected his freedom after the Colombian president, Gustavo Pedrowill designate it “peace manager“, but the court considered that this Government order is imprecise regarding the conditions of times and places in which the former paramilitary leader will fulfill this role, who must still answer to the Colombian Justice for thousands of crimes.

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“The Chamber determines that presidential resolution 244, of August 14, 2023 (with which Mancuso peace manager) presents serious deficiencies that make it incompatible with the Political Constitution“, said judge Carlos Pérez when explaining his decision.

He added that this initiative aims to “an open and unlimited version by a postulate for the benefits of the law of Justice and Peace (the special instance with which the CUA in 2006), who in this court alone was found responsible for 34,002 crimes against humanity and war crimes.”.

Therefore, the court ruled: “cancel the application for the present case and under exception of unconstitutionality presidential resolution 244, of August 14, 2023″ It is “consequently deny extraordinary freedom” that Petro requested for the former commander of CUA.

Mancuso He served a 15-year sentence for drug trafficking in USAand when returning to Colombia was stuck in prison The Pelourinho in Bogotá.

Furthermore, it was made available to the judge executing sentences of Justice and Peace of the Colombian capital, which last week granted freedom to the former paramilitary leader, but subject to the decision taken today by the magistrate of Barranquilla guarantees controlwhich was denied.

Mancuso was investigated in Colombia for more than 75 thousand crimes, hence his deportation to the country, which was paralyzed for almost four years due to the pandemic COVID-19 After serving her sentence in 2020, she was awaited by her victims.

Source: Elcomercio

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