14 July 2003
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[Federal Register: July 14, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 134)]
[Notices]
[Page 41676-41677]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4400]


Determination Related to Colombian Armed Forces Under Section
564(a)(1) of Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, Division E, Consolidated Appropriations Resolution,
2003 (Pub. L. 108-7)

    Pursuant to the authority vested in me as Secretary of State,
including under section 564 of the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, Division E,
Consolidated Appropriations

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Resolution, 2003 (Pub. L. 108-7) (the ``FOAA''), I hereby determine and
certify that: (A) The Commander General of the Colombian Armed Forces
is suspending from the Armed Forces those members, of whatever rank,
who have been credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of
human rights, including extra-judicial killings, or to have aided or
abetted paramilitary organizations; (B) The Colombian Government is
prosecuting those members of the Colombian Armed Forces, of whatever
rank, who have been credibly alleged to have committed gross violations
of human rights, including extra-judicial killings, or to have aided or
abetted paramilitary organizations, and is punishing those members of
the Colombian Armed Forces found to have committed such violations of
human rights or to have aided or abetted paramilitary organizations;
(C) The Colombian Armed Forces are cooperating with civilian
prosecutors and judicial authorities in such cases (including providing
requested information, such as the identity of the persons suspended
from the Armed Forces and the nature and cause of the suspension, and
access to witnesses and relevant military documents and other
information); (D) The Colombian Armed Forces are severing links
(including denying access to military intelligence, vehicles, and other
equipment or supplies, and ceasing other forms of active or tacit
cooperation), at the command, battalion, and brigade levels, with
paramilitary organizations; (E) The Colombian Armed Forces are
executing orders for capture of leaders of paramilitary organizations
that continue armed conflict.
    The Department of State has consulted with internationally
recognized human rights organizations regarding the Colombian Armed
Forces' progress in meeting the conditions contained in section
564(a)(2).
    This Determination shall be published in the Federal Register and
copies shall be transmitted to the appropriate Committees of Congress.

    Dated: July 7, 2003.
Colin L. Powell,
Secretary of State, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 03-17782 Filed 7-11-03; 8:45 am]

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