Certification Related to Foreign Military Financing for Colombia Under Section 7045(B)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019

• Published date: 28 August 2019
• Record Number: 2019-18588
• Section: Notices
• Court: State Department

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 45197]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-18588]
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                DEPARTMENT OF STATE
                [Public Notice 10863]
                Certification Related to Foreign Military Financing for Colombia
                Under Section 7045(B)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign
                Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019
                 Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of State,
                including under section 7045(b)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign
                Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (Div. F, Pub.
                L. 116-6), I hereby certify and report that:
                 (A) the Special Jurisdiction for Peace and other judicial
                authorities are taking effective steps to hold accountable perpetrators
                of gross violations of human rights in a manner consistent with
                international law, including for command responsibility, and to
                sentence them to deprivation of liberty;
                 (B) the Government of Colombia is taking effective steps to reduce
                attacks against human rights defenders and other civil society
                activists, trade unionists, and journalists, and judicial authorities
                are prosecuting those responsible for such attacks; and
                 (C) senior military officers responsible for ordering, committing,
                and covering up cases of false positives are being held accountable,
                including removal from active duty if found guilty through criminal or
                disciplinary proceedings.
                 This Certification shall be published in the Federal Register and
                shall be transmitted, along with the accompanying Memorandum of
                Justification, to the appropriate committees of Congress.
                 Dated: August 13, 2019.
                Michael R. Pompeo,
                Secretary of State.
                [FR Doc. 2019-18588 Filed 8-27-19; 8:45 am]
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