Colombia drops FARC’s mass forced abortion claim after 5 years

Colombia drops FARC’s mass forced abortion claim after 5 years

by Adriaan Alsema
May 10, 2020

A former guerrilla associate was sentenced to 40 years in prison for carrying out forced abortions on former ELN and ERG guerrillas, according to the prosecution, which had blamed the FARC for years.

In a press release, a judge in the city of Pereira confirmed Hector Albeidis Arboleda carried out forced abortions for demobilized rebel group ERG and the active ELN guerrillas.

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