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Prosecutor’s office will charge police officers for 3 homicides during protests in Colombia

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Colombian Attorney General's Office will charge police officers for the homicides of three civilians during the violent demonstrations in Colombia, which began on Wednesday last week and, according to that agency, has left at least 11 dead. However, some NGOs raise that figure to 37.

"Three of these homicides will be charged to members of the National Police in the framework of these demonstrations," said the Colombian Attorney General, Francisco Barbosa, in a joint statement with the Ombudsman, Carlos Camargo.

Barbosa recalled that the Ombudsman's Office reported 24 homicides during the protests. After . . .

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