A Colombian senator has proposed changing the constitution to allow demobilized paramilitaries and guerrillas to stand for election or hold public office. Colombian media reported Senator Roy Barreras has received…
Colombia’s House president on Monday announced an “emergency plan” to speed up the prosecution of demobilized paramilitaries, warning that the International Criminal Court could intervene. House Simon Gaviria Muñoz indicated…
Authorities have arrested 30 suspected members of criminal gangs operating in the municipality of Bello, north of Medellin, the Prosecutor General’s Office anounced Tuesday. In a statement published on its…
Colombia’s former army commander, retired General Mario Montoya, will have to appear before prosecutors to explain an allegedly fake demobilization of FARC fighters in 2006. The Prosecutor general’s Office is…
The president of the Congressional Peace Commission claimed Wednesday that failure to reform the Justice and Peace Law will result in the release of 1,300 former paramilitary fighters, Colombia media…
Ex-paramilitary soldiers face jail time if they do not present themselves to the Colombian government for registration, reported El Tiempo Thursday. The High Council for Reintegration, charged with registering demobilized…
Colombia defined regulations to clarify the legal status of low-level demobilized members of illegal armed groups, stipulating that they will be sanctioned but not jailed, local media reported Tuesday. President…
The Colombian government will meet Thursday to define regulations that will allow the judicial processing of demobilized former paramilitary fighters who cannot be processed for political crimes. According to Caracol…
Colombia’s vice president and interior and justice minister clashed Wednesday over alleged government plans to offer amnesty to members of criminal groups. The disagreement between Vice President Angelino Garzon and…