Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 7, 2012 | News
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe said Saturday that former government officials facing corruption charges are subject to “criminal revenge” and “political persecution.” The former head of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 7, 2012 | News
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos Friday promised a more aggressive pursuit of neo-paramilitary group “Los Urabeños” and offers a reward of more than $1 million for information leading to the capture of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 6, 2012 | News
A 15-year-old Texas girl who was deported to Colombia in May after claiming to be an illegal immigrant headed back to the United States Friday, said the U.S. State Department. Jakadrien Lorece Turner’s mother, Johnisa...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 6, 2012 | News
Police in central Colombia have arrested four alleged members of the demobilized faction of neo-paramilitary group ERPAC, bringing the total number detained to ten, with 257 still at large. The four suspects were arrested in the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 6, 2012 | News
A senior Colombian police official called on citizens Friday not to be intimidated by illegal armed groups after neo-paramilitary group “Lor Urabeños” shut down large parts of northern Colombia. In an interview with...
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