# Ex-paramilitary leader Mancuso testifies against former President Uribe

Salvatore Mancuso testified he had no knowledge of Álvaro Uribe Vélez regarding the 1996-1997 massacres of El Aro and La Granja.

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Salvatore Mancuso Gómez testified for three and a half hours in an investigation against former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez regarding the 1996 and 1997 massacres of El Aro and La Granja. [^1]

Mancuso denied participating in a meeting at a location known as 'La Marranera' where the then governor of Antioquia, Álvaro Uribe Vélez, was allegedly present. [^2]

Mancuso directly identified Carlos Castaño Gil as the one who ordered the assassination of human rights defender Jesús María Valle on February 27, 1997. [^3]

## What this stands on

1. Salvatore Mancuso Gómez testified for three and a half hours in an investigation against former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez regarding the 1996 and 1997 massacres of El Aro and La Granja. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
2. Mancuso denied participating in a meeting at a location known as 'La Marranera' where the then governor of Antioquia, Álvaro Uribe Vélez, was allegedly present. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
3. Mancuso directly identified Carlos Castaño Gil as the one who ordered the assassination of human rights defender Jesús María Valle on February 27, 1997. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)

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