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Weekly Report - 20 February 2014 (WR-14-07)
COLOMBIA: Top brass tainted by fresh scandal
President Juan Manuel Santos carried out the biggest ‘purge’ of the military top brass in recent history on 18 February. Santos had no option but to take firm and decisive action after a second scandal in as many weeks left the credibility of Colombia’s armed forces in tatters; the peace talks with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc) imperilled; and his May re-election bid shaken. With the scandal surrounding the alleged illegal spying on government peace negotiators in Cuba by a murky army intelligence cell far from cleared up [WR-14-05], a new scandal has emerged embroiling senior army officials in corruption related to defence procurement and raising questions about the military’s commitment to human rights.
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