Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 26, 2011 | News
The demobilization and the subsequent release of almost all 280 alleged members of neo-paramilitary group ERPAC was nothing but a media show, said Nuevo Arco Iris, an NGO specialized in monitoring Colombia’s conflict,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 26, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Navy said Sunday it has seized 32 homemade bombs with a total of 130 kilos of explosives. The explosives were found just outside the Pacific port town of Tumaco which is considered key to the trafficking of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 25, 2011 | News
Bogota police were called to attend 900 reports of brawls and fights during Christmas eve celebrations in Colombia’s capital. Bogota police commissioner Luis Eduardo Martinez told Caracol Radio that four people were...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 25, 2011 | News
Thee policemen were injured Saturday when alleged members of the FARC threw a grenade at a police post in a village in the southwest of Colombia. According to local media, the grenade attack occurred just before midnight when...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 25, 2011 | News
Only 17 of the 284 alleged members of neo-paramilitary organization ERPAC were sent to jail after their surrender to authorities. The remaining 267 were released because they are not charged with any crimes. According to...
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