"Carranza's family maintains he was on that vessel and was killed in the explosion. 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 complaint said. It said Hegseth gave the orders to strike despite the fact that he did not know the identity of those being targeted."
"Carranza's family has described him as a fisherman and denied that his boat was carrying drugs when it was struck by the US military. The complaint added that Trump himself has ratified the conduct of Secretary Hegseth. Carranza's case has become a flashpoint in his native Colombia, galvanising opposition against the US bombing campaign. More than 83 people have been killed in the 21 known military strikes the US has conducted on alleged drug smuggling vessels since September 2."
Carranza's family filed a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights alleging that US strikes violated his rights to life and due process after a September 15 bombing. The family maintains Alejandro Carranza, described as a fisherman, was aboard the struck vessel and was killed. The complaint accuses US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth of ordering strikes without knowing the identities of those targeted and says President Trump ratified that conduct. The case has mobilised opposition in Colombia, including denunciations from President Gustavo Petro, amid reports that over 83 people died in 21 known strikes since September 2.
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