From the archive: The false positives scandal: how thousands of innocent Colombians were killed so soldiers could get more holiday – podcast | Colombia




We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.

This week, from 2020: When the Colombian army defeated the Farc guerrillas, ending decades of conflict, General Mario Montoya was hailed a national hero. But then it was revealed that thousands of ‘insurgents’ executed by the army were in fact innocent men. By Mariana Palau. Read by Lucy Scott



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Posted: 2025-02-05 06:12:32

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