ai: 30 year struggle for justice continues despite Court ruling on retired colonel Plazas Vega

Colombia’s Supreme Court of Justice yesterday overturned the conviction of retired colonel Luis Alfonso Plazas Vega for his role in crimes under international law. In 2010, Plazas Vega had been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the crime of enforced disappearance. https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/amr23/3099/2015/en/ Download PDF: AIpublicstatement_17122015ENGLISH

Colombia’s Supreme Court of Justice yesterday overturned the conviction of retired colonel Luis Alfonso Plazas Vega for his role in crimes under international law. In 2010, Plazas Vega had been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the crime of enforced disappearance.

https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/amr23/3099/2015/en/

Download PDF: AIpublicstatement_17122015ENGLISH