Paramilitary Groups – 1998
1998
Intermediate Implementation 
Government Accord 13-98 formally abolished the PMA. All demobilized PMA members received economic compensation, and many were subsequently integrated into state security bodies and private security companies.1
Clandestine and otherwise illegal security groups were active in many parts of the country. In many instances their activities were indistinguishable from organized crime, but some also functioned much like counterinsurgency forces did during the conflict and were implicated in politically-motivated crimes, such as “social cleansing” operations. Some also enjoyed tolerance or participatory support by State agents.2