Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 7, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos responded positively to a message by rebel group FARC announcing the release of six hostages. The guerrillas’ announcement was revealed Tuesday when thousands of Colombians took to...
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Colombia’s Supreme Court on Monday retracted its support for judicial reforms currently being debated in the country’s congress, claiming the reforms are an “attack” on Colombia’s democracy....
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Interpol officials in Mexico arrested and deported a prominent FARC guerrilla who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Colombia for drug trafficking. According to Colombia’s National Police, Carlos Ariel Charry Guzman,...
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The former mayor of Colombia’s capital Bogota was charged Tuesday with receiving illegal kickbacks for public works contracts. Samuel Moreno was charged at a public court hearing. Prosecutor Ricardo Gonzalez told the court that...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 6, 2011 | News
At least one person was killed and another 18 injured in a car bomb attack in the north of Colombia on Monday evening. According to media reports, a truck charged with explosives exploded in front of the police station of...
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