From the archive: The false positives scandal: how thousands of innocent Colombians were killed so soldiers could get more holiday

The Audio Long Read

The Guardian

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2020: When the Colombian army defeated the Farc guerrillas, ending decades of conflict, General Mario Montoya was hailed a national hero. But then it was revealed that thousands of ‘insurgents’ executed by the army were in fact innocent men. By Mariana Palau. Read by Lucy Scott. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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