Former Colombian Army Soldiers Admit to Extrajudicial Killings in Transitional Justice Hearings

Former National Army soldiers confessed to taking part in extrajudicial killings as part of Colombia’s peace process. The soldiers made the confessions directly to the victims’ families, according to @AJEnglish reported. The admissions mark a concrete step in Colombia’s long-running effort to address abuses committed during years of internal conflict.

By confronting victims’ families with details of the killings, the former soldiers are participating in a formal mechanism designed to establish accountability and support reconciliation. The confessions were delivered in settings that allowed family members to hear firsthand accounts from those who carried out the killings.

Such direct exchanges form a central element of the transitional justice framework that has guided Colombia’s peace process since the 2016 accord with the FARC.

No further details on the number of soldiers involved, specific locations of the killings or dates of the confessions were disclosed in the reporting. The process continues to unfold under the institutions established to implement the peace agreement’s truth and reparations components.

The development underscores the ongoing nature of Colombia’s peace process more than a decade after the historic accord was signed.