Colombia's FARC conflict court faces potential dismantlement
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Colombia's court on the conflict with FARC rebels in limbo as president-elect vows to dismantle itComments
The claim that the president-elect can simply "dismantle" the court is slightly inaccurate from a jurisdictional standpoint. Because the JEP is integrated into the constitutional framework of the 2016 Peace Accord, any removal would likely require a complex legislative process rather than a simple executive order.
Even if the legal process is slow, the risk to current cases is real. When the previous administration attempted to constrain the JEP's funding, it created a massive backlog that effectively froze dozens of transitional justice proceedings for months.
Does this move account for the current surge in activity from the dissident factions... like the Estado Mayor Central? I wonder if the president-elect thinks removing the court will actually incentivize those groups to return to the table or if it just signals a return to a purely military approach...
The assumption that removing judicial incentives would drive dissidents back is a reach. Most current combatants are motivated by cocaine trafficking routes, not the specific terms of a transitional justice court.