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Viewing cable 07BOGOTA3618, MANCUSO ALLEGES PARAMILITARY TIES TO POLITICIANS,

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07BOGOTA3618 2007-05-18 20:45 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Bogota
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O 182045Z MAY 07
FM AMEMBASSY BOGOTA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5546
INFO RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA 7555
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS 9004
RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ MAY LIMA 5072
RUEHZP/AMEMBASSY PANAMA 0322
RUEHQT/AMEMBASSY QUITO 5692
RUEHGL/AMCONSUL GUAYAQUIL 3968
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RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RUEAWJC/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHDC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
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UNCLAS BOGOTA 003618 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO
SUBJECT: MANCUSO ALLEGES PARAMILITARY TIES TO POLITICIANS, 
RETIRED GENERALS, AND BUSINESSES 
 
REF: A. 98 STATE 67029 
     B. 99 STATE 130281 
     C. BOGOTA 449 
 
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Summary 
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1. (U) Former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso claimed 
in his May 15-16 voluntary testimony that retired generals, 
top government officials (including the vice-president and 
defense minister), members of congress, local government 
representatives, and companies had collaborated with 
paramilitaries.  Mancuso claimed these ties were "irrefutable 
proof" that the paramilitary movement enjoyed official 
backing and sponsorship.  President Uribe reiterated his 
commitment to exposing the truth about paramilitary crimes, 
and voiced confidence in Vice-President Francisco Santos and 
Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos.  End summary. 
 
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Naming Names 
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2.  (SBU) Ex-paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso resumed on 
May 15 in Medellin the third round of his voluntary 
confession or "version libre," which was suspended in 
January.  He implicated three retired military generals--Ivan 
Ramirez, Martin Orlando Carreno, and Rito Alejo del Rio--in 
paramilitary activities.  (NOTE: We revoked the visas of Ivan 
Ramirez and Rito Alejo del Rio in 1998 and 1999 respectively, 
Ramirez for terrorism ties and del Rio for terrorism and 
narcotrafficking concerns.  Upon taking office, former 
President Pastrana removed Ramirez and del Rio from duty in 
1998--ref A and B.)  He also identified former National 
Police Director and current Ambassador to Austria Rosso Jose 
Serrano as the person who intervened to release him and 
ex-para leader Rodrigo Tovar (Jorge 40) from prison in 
Guajira.  Carreno and Serrano publicly denied Mancuso's 
claims. 
 
3.  (U) Mancuso said Vice President Francisco Santos and 
Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos had both met with him and 
other paramilitary leaders on more than one occasion in the 
1990s.  During this time, the vice president was a columnist 
for the Santos family-owned El Tiempo newspaper and the 
defense minister was a private citizen.  Mancuso claimed 
Francisco Santos supported the creation of a paramilitary 
bloc that operated in Bogota, and claimed Juan Manuel Santos 
backed a plot to overthrow then-President Ernesto Samper in 
1996-97.  He did not provide evidence to support either of 
these allegations.  In addition, Mancuso said President 
Uribe's cousin Mario and former congresswoman Eleonora Pineda 
had entered into an electoral pact with him.  On May 16, 
Mario Uribe publicly denied making any deals with Mancuso. 
 
4.  (U) Defense Minister Santos said late on May 15 he met 
the paramilitaries and guerrillas in 1997 in an effort to 
broker peace.  He acknowledged he met twice with former 
paramilitary leader Carlos Castano, but said he had also met 
with the FARC and ELN, all in the company of intermediary 
Alvaro Leyva.  The Defense Minister said, "If this is the 
'truth' Mancuso wants to reveal, then people are going to be 
disappointed."  In a radio interview on May 16, President 
Uribe said, "We want to get at the truth...but it must be put 
into proper context." He voiced full confidence in Vice 
President Santos and Defense Minister Santos and recognized 
they both had long acknowledged past meetings with the 
paramilitaries. 
 
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AUC Electoral Activities 
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5.  (U) On May 16, Mancuso said he was personally responsible 
for the election of 25 of 28 municipal mayors in the 
 
department of Cordoba, and claimed other paramilitary leaders 
were responsible for securing the election of mayors and 
congressmen in other departments such as Sucre.  He revealed 
he had backed seven members of Congress: Julio Manzur, Zulema 
Jattin, Miguel de la Espriella, Reginaldo Montes, Libardo 
Lopez, Muriel Benito, and Eleonora Pineda.  Mancuso asserted 
that no politician was forced to attend the 2001 meeting in 
Santa Fe de Ralito that has led to the arrest of 16 former 
and current officeholders.  Mancuso again claimed that the 
AUC helped elect 35 percent of the Congress were elected in 
2002 (ref A).  Several of the arrested officeholders said on 
May 17 that Mancuso was not telling the truth and has failed 
to reveal the extent of his criminal activities. 
 
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Ties with Local and Foreign Firms 
--------------------------------- 
 
6.  (U) On May 17, Mancuso addressed paramilitary finances, 
personal assets, and narcotrafficking.  He provided details 
about alleged ties between the paramilitaries and companies, 
such as Bavaria, Postobon, and some multinational firms. 
Among the multinational organizations that Mancuso said made 
regular payments to the paramilitaries were Chiquita, Dole, 
Del Monte, and Hyundai.  He claimed the latter donated four 
vehicles per year to the AUC.  The Colombian and 
multinational firms implicated by Mancuso denied his 
allegations.  On personal assets, he claimed to have turned 
over 25 million USD in property titles.  In terms of 
narcotrafficking, he said he "managed it all." 
 
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Next Steps of Version Libre 
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7.  (U) Mancuso is expected to answer specific questions 
about the incidents/crimes he already confessed to when he 
resumes his testimony; the new date has not yet been set.  In 
his previous testimony in January, Mancuso described 93 
operations in which he personally killed or ordered killed 
375 people from the early 1990s to 2004 (ref C).  He also 
discussed paramilitary infiltration of government 
institutions and interference in local and national 
elections, and handed over the July 2001 "Ralito Agreement" 
signed by paramilitary leaders and some 30 political figures. 
Drucker