Colombia’s ambassador to Peru resigned Wednesday after the Prosecutor General’s Office ordered his arrest for alleged ties to paramilitary groups.
Jorge Visbal Martelo Hannibal has been accused of working with paramilitaries while he was president of the National Rancher’s Federation (Fedegan) from 1998 until 2004.
Martelo’s defense assured the Prosecutor’s Office that he will appear before the court in Bogota on Friday.
President Juan Manuel Santos appointed Martelo as ambassador to Peru in February 2011.