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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Paramilitaries dump murder victims' bodies in Venezuela' http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/9275-paramilitaries-dump-murder-victims-in-venezuela.html

Paramilitaries are commiting murders in Colombia and then dumping the bodies in Venezuela to impede the investigation, according to a report by investigative website Verdad Abierta.The website estimates that since the year 2000 more than 200 people have been murdered in Colombia's Norte de Santander department and surrounding areas before being dumped in the Venezuelan state of Tachira, making it difficult for Colombian authorities to recover the bodies or investigate the deaths.

The victims include peasants, smugglers, social leaders, business owners and the mentally ill.The practice continues today, even after the paramilitary groups have been formally disbanded, according to the report.Fear of reprisal from the criminal groups, the lack of organization of Venezuelan authorities, and the political tensions between Colombia and Venezuela all contribute to making the recovery of bodies and the investigative process more difficult.

The township of Juan Frio, in Norte de Santander, is a major focal point for violence. Situated on the Colombian side of the border from Tachira, it was a major stronghold for the Frente Fronteras, an urban paramilitary group that formed part of the Catatumbo Bloc of the AUC paramilitary coalition. After the group's official dissolution in 2004, a number of splinter groups emerged that have continued the violence in the region, including dumping bodies over the border.

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