The Colombian authorities provided no further information on the men’s army careers or the reason for their departure from service. President Ivan Duque earlier announced that Colombia will send an intelligence mission to Haiti to aid in the investigation. Haiti’s police chief Leon Charles has said three members of the hit squad were killed by police and 17 taken into custody. Another was Francisco Eladio Uribe, who, according to his partner, left the army in 2019 after a 20-year career. The partner, identified only as Yuli, told a radio station Uribe was recruited by a security company that offered bodyguard services.

Source: The Guardian July 09, 2021 20:02 UTC