"The family of a Colombian fisherman killed in a US airstrike in the Caribbean has filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) accusing the US administration of conducting an extrajudicial killing in breach of international law, according to US and British media outlets. It is the first legal challenge brought against airstrikes mandated by the Trump administration off the coasts of Central and South America, in which at least 83 people have died. Washington says its actions aim"
"Relatives of Alejandro Carranza Medina, who was killed in a US airstrike off the Colombian coast on September 15, claim that he was denied the right to due process and a fair trial as laid down by international law. "From numerous news reports, we know that Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, was responsible for ordering the bombing of boats like those of Alejandro Carranza Medina and the murder of all those on such boats," the family said in the complaint, as cited by media."
""Secretary Hegseth has admitted that he gave such orders despite the fact that he did not know the identity of those being targeted for these bombings and extrajudicial killings," it added According to the British newspaper The Guardian, which was the first to report on the complaint, the family added that US President Donald Trump has ratified the conduct of Secretary Hegseth described herein."
Relatives of Alejandro Carranza Medina filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights alleging that a US airstrike off the Colombian coast on September 15 killed Carranza and violated international law. The complaint asserts Carranza was denied due process and a fair trial and accuses US defense secretary Pete Hegseth of ordering bombings without knowing target identities. The family states Hegseth admitted issuing such orders and that President Donald Trump ratified the conduct. Colombian president Gustavo Petro noted Carranza may have had minor contact with the drug trade. The complaint challenges Trump-era airstrikes that Washington says aim to combat drug trafficking.
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