Attorney General's Office assumes disciplinary investigation into the massacre that occurred in Putumayo during military operation

The action was presented as an achievement against drug trafficking, but days later it became known that the victims were civilians who were in a bazaar that sought to collect funds for a badge-fingerprint

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La Procuradora General de la Nación de Colombia, Margarita Cabello Blanco, en una fotografía de archivo EFE/Luis Eduardo Noriega
La Procuradora General de la Nación de Colombia, Margarita Cabello Blanco, en una fotografía de archivo EFE/Luis Eduardo Noriega

The controversial military operation carried out in Putumayo in which 11 civilians were killed will now be investigated by the Attorney General's Office. The operation was presented by the Ministry of Defense (MinDefense) as an achievement against drug trafficking because the deceased were guerrillas, but days later it became known that they were really civilians who were in a bazaar that sought to collect funds for a fingerprint badge. With this in mind, the watchdog has the task of clarifying the facts.

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