Posted on 12/03/2025 5:59:40 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
The family of a Colombian fisherman who died in a U.S. military boat strike in September has filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights alleging the U.S. government illegally killed him.
Alejandro Carranza was killed in a strike in the Caribbean on Sept. 15, according to the petition, filed on Tuesday.
"From numerous news reports, we know that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was responsible for ordering the bombing of boats like those of Alejandro Carranza and the murder of all those on such boats," according to the petition.
In the petition, Carranza's lawyer Dan Kovalik said the fisherman's family "has no recourse to adequate and effective remedies in Colombia to obtain redress for the injuries they have suffered due to the actions of the United States."
While the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights can investigate the complaint and issue findings, any ruling it makes would not be legally binding on the U.S.
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Where did I put that BS flag?
The dead man was so poor he had to take on two jobs.
Why would a “fishermen” need all those drugs?
So they filed a complaint with some bogus organization that we will ignore.
Okay then.
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Ping… more lawfare crap.
We have seen videos of the drug boats getting blasted. I don’t recall seeing any commercial fishing equipment onboard.
Norm Eisen fingerprints all over this
I think I saw shrimp nets being pulled by those two large engines.
Dan Kovalik is a pro-Palestine activist lawyer educated at the U of Pittsburgh
I will give these South Americans, an old reply...”nuts!”
The poor guy was just trying to make a few bucks….smuggling cocaine
Fishermen are the new drug runners.
“Family of Colombian fisherman killed in US boat strike files complaint alleging he was murdered”
I think the word they’re looking for is suicide.
“Why would a “fishermen” need all those drugs?”
Chum - imagine allllll the fish that’ll show up after that crap gets tossed overboard. They won’t even need rods or reels!
The Dems are really ramping up the disinformation campaign. Slotkin is bringing her CIA trade craft into the fold.
Not the Bee.
Nice try, ABC “Nuze”.
No one gives a lying Dorkbama about what you write.
“We have seen videos of the drug boats getting blasted. I don’t recall seeing any commercial fishing equipment onboard.”
The democraps have sent fishing gear down there, they just have not had time to get the stuff on the drug boats for the cameras yet...
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