Colombian ex-soldiers in Haiti accuse police of torture

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Published September 10, 2021 5:37 PM

By ASTRID SUÁREZ
Associated Press

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Former Colombian soldiers arrested in Haiti in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse have accused local authorities of torture, saying they’ve been burned, stabbed and hit in the head with a hammer, among other things. Details of the alleged torture are contained in a Sept. 6 letter addressed to Colombia’s president and other high-ranking officials as well as the Interamerican Court of Human Rights and the International Committee of the Red Cross. It was signed by the 18 former soldiers arrested. A spokeswoman for Haiti’s National Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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