SOME of the Colombian nationals who have been arrested in connection to the July 7 assassination of former Haitian President Jovenel Moise received US training, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
“A review of our training databases indicates that a small number of the Colombian individuals detained as part of this investigation had participated in past U.S. military training and education programs, while serving as active members of the Colombian Military Forces,” Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Ken Hoffman said in a statement.
Hoffman did not specify how many individuals received training, but said the instruction “emphasizes and promotes respect for human rights, compliance with the rule of law, and militaries subordinate to democratically elected civilian leadership.”
The Pentagon’s review of the matter is ongoing, added Hoffman.
A US team of top officials went to Haiti over the weekend after officials there requested American forces be sent to the Caribbean nation to
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