Exposing Colombia's dark military past: A Colonel's confession | Fault Lines Documentary

Fault Lines captures the confession of a Colombian colonel responsible for the deaths of 53 innocent civilians and asks their families for forgiveness in exchange for amnesty.
In the mid-2000s, Colombia sought to prove it was finally winning its long-running war against the country’s armed rebels. Military top brass pressured ground troops to kill more fighters in action. As a result, soldiers executed thousands of civilians, framing them as rebel fighters, and called them "false positives". Soldiers who delivered the highest body counts were rewarded with bonuses, promotions, and other perks.
In 2022, Colombia’s truth commission revealed at least 6,402 civilians were executed between 2002 and 2008. Now, as a result of Colombia’s historic 2016 peace deal, military officials responsible for these atrocities can qualify for amnesty in exchange for truthful testimony about their war crimes.
Director: Jeremy Raff
Producers: Bruno Federico, Simone Bruno, Jeremy Raff
Directory of Photography: Bruno Federico and Jeremy Raff
Editor: Leslie Atkins
Executive Producer: Laila Al-Arian
Fact Checking: Jeremy Young
Digital Producer: Riham Mansour
Archivist: Shelley Simpson
Sound mix: Luke Rohwer
Colorist: Edwin Rodriguez
Special thanks: Kavitha Chekuru and Adrienne Haspel
This project was supported by the Pulitzer Center.
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[@cherylpa527]

Thank you for your journalism. RIP to all the innocent victims and may the survivors be comforted. The darkness can not be healed until it is brought in to the light. Prayers for love, peace and truth to your country and the entire world, for each of us are brothers and sisters in humanity ❤😢

[@aljazeeraenglish]

Thanks for watching. We appreciate your positive feedback. 🙌

[@paolosantiago3163]

It made me felt into tear and so much sadness I really hope Colombia 🇨🇴🇨🇴 can become a better and greater country in the future someday coming from the Philippines.

[@LetsRock1t]

Greetings from Turkiye 🇹🇷.. It was a great documentary and an emotional journey. I honour those who lost their lives and offer my condolences to their families.

[@johnnyharka6609]

does your sorrow and honouring count for unjust massacres against kurds from the turkish military during decades?

[@stubromac2711]

Those 53 victims affected hundreds of other victims. Justice should be served. An eye for an eye 🤷🏾‍♀️✊🏽

[@sangeetawesley6683]

Prayers for the departed souls and their families

[@venusproject8202]

your mental masturbation is useless

[@4mikky]

This is so touching. I request Aljazeera to come to Kenya ASAP and make a similar documentary this time on Paul Mackenzie.
i wish he also faces his victims

[@cyrixone2771]

Excellent.... Thanks for shariing a macabre reality that the powerful promoter of all those murders, thanks to his power and brutality, has remained an innocent victim mocking Justice...

[@stevedavis3775]

Yes definitely. The production so raw and in depth. Reality TV in aljazeera documentaries is fascinating

[@LilMarine718]

Good work on this

[@100domathon]

I cannot imagine what it is like meeting someone responsible for killing my family members.

[@LuisERamos-ur2jl]

Corrupccion y la perdida del estado de derecho y la falta de justicia eso es colombia

[@tru_710]

It's beautiful out there without all the drugs and violence. It'd be cool if they don't build on everything like Los Angeles or New York.

[@fredysteez]

Crazyy 😢

[@mariomoralesneira5671]

Cómo puede haber perdón para Criminales? Cómo puede estar un sujeto como ese coronel, tan tranquilo en una ceremonia religiosa, qué puede tener ese individuo en el corazón y en e cerebro?? tiene Corazón? Tiene cerebro??

[@user-rv1wf6sd4p]

What's the difference between "Justice" and " Revenge"?

[@antoniosvekris408]

nobody can forgive these monsters

[@FreePalestine11]

wow

[@2Peter33-9]

GUYS JESUS IS COMING TO TAKE HIS PEOPLE TO HEAVEN MANY WILL SAY IT WAS ALIENS DONT BE DECEIVED BY THEM
HOW TO BE SAVED FROM THE COMING JUDGEMENT OF GOD ON THE EARTH - - > ROMANS 10:9
PLEASE dont be the one that falls on their knees after this happens crying "WHY DIDNT I LISTEN TO THE CRAZY CHRISTIANS!???"
Accept Jesus today He just wants to save you ♥️