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Colombia ex-president asks forgiveness for army's extrajudicial killings

Colombia's former President Juan Manuel Santos.[File,Standard]

In public testimony to Colombia's truth commission on Friday, former President Juan Manuel Santos asked for forgiveness for extrajudicial killings of thousands of people committed by the country's armed forces partly during his time as defense minister.

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