Colombian army ordered to boost "surrenders, captures and deaths" (May 20, 2019)
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Colombia's army head instructed commanders to step up assaults against criminals and militants -- even if this comes at the price of higher civilian casualties, reports the New York Times. The policy raises the specter of the "false positives" scandal, in which the military killed innocent civilians in the mid 2000s in order to boost body counts of alleged guerrillas. The documents that have come to light, focused on raising body counts, are enough to raise concerns of a new "false positives" policy, according to
Colombian army ordered to boost "surrenders, captures and deaths" (May 20, 2019)
Colombian army ordered to boost "surrenders…
Colombian army ordered to boost "surrenders, captures and deaths" (May 20, 2019)
Colombia's army head instructed commanders to step up assaults against criminals and militants -- even if this comes at the price of higher civilian casualties, reports the New York Times. The policy raises the specter of the "false positives" scandal, in which the military killed innocent civilians in the mid 2000s in order to boost body counts of alleged guerrillas. The documents that have come to light, focused on raising body counts, are enough to raise concerns of a new "false positives" policy, according to