Former Colombian Senator Mario Salomon Nader was arrested in the Caribbean city of Barranquilla for his alleged ties with paramilitary groups.
Salomon was arrest after his named appeared on a list provided by paramilitary commander Freddy Rendon, alias “El Aleman,” of politicians who allegedly received support from the Elmer Cardenas Bloc of now-demobilized paramilitary organization the AUC.
The ex senator will be moved to Bogota on the orders of Colombia’s Supreme Court to be questioned further.