Colombia's Villagers Mete Out Harsh Justice

Colombia's Villagers Mete Out Harsh Justice

All it took was a roar from an angry crowd and a show of hands for Carlos Ivan Silva to get a 60-year jail sentence for murder. Minutes later, four of his collaborators were sentenced to 40 years. Two minors, one of them 14 years old, were given 20 lashes in public and sent to juvenile detention. There was no defense attorney, no chance of a plea bargain and no mercy from the riled-up crowd in Sunday’s proceedings.

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