Exposing Colombia's dark military past: A Colonel's confession | Fault Lines Documentary
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Fault Lines captures the confession
Fault Lines captures the confession of a Colombian colonel responsible for the deaths of 53 innocent civilians and asks their families for forgiveness in exchange for amnesty.
In the mid-2000s, Colombia sought to prove it was finally winning its long-running war against the country’s armed rebels. Military top brass pressured ground troops to kill more fighters in action. As a result, soldiers executed thousands of civilians, framing them as rebel fighters, and called them "false positives". Soldiers who delivered the highest body counts were rewarded with bonuses, promotions, and other perks.
In 2022, Colombia’s truth commission revealed at least 6,402 civilians were executed between 2002 and 2008. Now, as a result of Colombia’s historic 2016 peace deal, military officials responsible for these atrocities can qualify for amnesty in exchange for truthful testimony about their war crimes.
Director: Jeremy Raff
Producers: Bruno Federico, Simone Bruno, Jeremy Raff
Directory of Photography: Bruno Federico and Jeremy Raff
Editor: Leslie Atkins
Executive Producer: Laila Al-Arian
Fact Checking: Jeremy Young
Digital Producer: Riham Mansour
Archivist: Shelley Simpson
Sound mix: Luke Rohwer
Colorist: Edwin Rodriguez
Special thanks: Kavitha Chekuru and Adrienne Haspel
This project was supported by the Pulitzer Center.
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In the mid-2000s, Colombia sought to prove it was finally winning its long-running war against the country’s armed rebels. Military top brass pressured ground troops to kill more fighters in action. As a result, soldiers executed thousands of civilians, framing them as rebel fighters, and called them "false positives". Soldiers who delivered the highest body counts were rewarded with bonuses, promotions, and other perks.
In 2022, Colombia’s truth commission revealed at least 6,402 civilians were executed between 2002 and 2008. Now, as a result of Colombia’s historic 2016 peace deal, military officials responsible for these atrocities can qualify for amnesty in exchange for truthful testimony about their war crimes.
Director: Jeremy Raff
Producers: Bruno Federico, Simone Bruno, Jeremy Raff
Directory of Photography: Bruno Federico and Jeremy Raff
Editor: Leslie Atkins
Executive Producer: Laila Al-Arian
Fact Checking: Jeremy Young
Digital Producer: Riham Mansour
Archivist: Shelley Simpson
Sound mix: Luke Rohwer
Colorist: Edwin Rodriguez
Special thanks: Kavitha Chekuru and Adrienne Haspel
This project was supported by the Pulitzer Center.
- Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe
- Follow us on Twitter: Twitter: AJFaultLines
- Follow us on Facebook: Facebook: AJFaultLines
- Follow us on Instagram: Instagram: ajfaultlines
- Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/fau...
#News #documentary #colombia #Aljazeeraenglish #Military #History
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