Civilian Courts to Probe Bombing by Military
Colombia’s civilian courts will take over from military investigators a case that has strained U.S.-Colombian relations -- the killings of 17 civilians, allegedly by a bomb dropped by the Colombian military.
The Superior Judicial Council made the ruling after the United States cut off aid last month to the Colombian air force unit involved. The military investigation had languished for four years. The First Aerial Command Unit was fighting rebels near the village of Santo Domingo in December 1998 when the bombing occurred.
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