Colombia releases former AUC commander from prison
Salvatore Mancuso served maximum sentence under demobilization deal
by Adriaan Alsema July 10, 2024
Colombia’s prison authority INPEC said Wednesday that Salvatore Mancuso, the former commander of paramilitary organization AUC, has been released from prison. Mancuso was released after a Bogota judge confirmed that no judicial authority objected to his release.
The former AUC commander spent the past 18 years in prison, mainly in the United States where he was convicted for drug trafficking. INPEC will continue to monitor the Mancuso’s whereabouts to secure his cooperation with justice, which continues to investigate crimes against humanity committed by the AUC.
The former paramilitary commander has also vowed to take part in peace building activities that are being coordinated by the government of President Gustavo Petro. Mancuso has been accused of more than 4,000 crimes, including more than a thousand homicides.
According to the JEP, Mancuso’s crimes are part of the criminal investigations into crimes committed by the armed forces. Between 1997 and 2005, the AUC often coordinated its “counterinsurgency” operations with the military, police departments and intelligence agency DAS. Mancuso told the JEP that he was recruited by the military to create paramilitary groups and coordinate joint operations in the north of Colombia.
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Salvatore Mancuso
"Massacres R Us"
Terrorism specialist, torture, public chainsaw massacres to terrorize entire villages
Ran joint massacre efforts with Colombian military
Political assassinations
Right-winger during his life of crime