Army major arrested for 11 ‘false positive’ murders
Army Major Orlando Arturo Cespedes Escalona, deputy commander of the Joint Task Force in Sucre, was arrested for his alleged part in the murder of eleven young people, who were…
Army Major Orlando Arturo Cespedes Escalona, deputy commander of the Joint Task Force in Sucre, was arrested for his alleged part in the murder of eleven young people, who were…
Barranquilla Mayor Alejandro Char requested 500 additional police officers due to a rise in theft in the Caribbean port city. While the number of homicides has dropped in Barranquilla, Char…
Hugo Albeiro Quintero, alias “El Patron,” a gang leader in Colombia’s second city Medellin, is sentenced to seven years and five months in jail for planning to create new paramilitary groups. The…
Former President Alvaro Uribe’s chief of staff Bernardo Moreno, who was convicted of ordering illegal wiretaps, claimed Wednesday that his actions were legal and were backed by Uribe, reports El…
Ecuador President Rafael Correa thanked President Juan Manuel Santos for his reaction to Thursday’s police uprising in Ecuador, saying that it will help improve bilateral relations between the two countries,…
Colombian Liberal congressman Luis Fernando Velasco calls for the investigation of former President Alvaro Uribe over the illegal wiretapping of government opponents, reports El Espectador. Velasco warned that it is better…
The army has denied that retired colonel Alfonso Plazas Vega is working as a professor for the army while in detention for crimes committed during the bloody Palace of Justice…
Colombian vice president Angelino Garzon traveled to Europe on Wednesday to promote the passage of a trade agreement with the EU in the European Parliament. According to the Vice President’s…
For the third consecutive month, the homicide rate in Cartagena has dropped in comparison to numbers from last year. Local website Aja Cartagena reported on Wednesday that official statistics reflect…