Key facts
- Abelardo de la Espriella, a lawyer representing Colombian soldiers, announced that military forces killed a key dissident leader.
- The lawyer stated that the dissident leader was responsible for the deaths of soldiers and civilians.
- The lawyer asserted that the operation was carried out in self-defense.
Abelardo de la Espriella, a lawyer representing Colombian soldiers, announced that military forces killed a key dissident leader. De la Espriella stated that the dissident leader was responsible for the deaths of soldiers and civilians and that the operation was carried out in self-defense.