Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 15, 2010 | Lite
A Colombian former beauty queen and model was called to trial to face drug trafficking charges, Argentine judicial sources told French press agency AFP. The 31-year-old Angie Sanclemente Valencia was told to appear before a...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 15, 2010 | News
A Colombian army colonel suspected of having ordered the extrajudicial execution of four civilians is not able to appear before court, because he is in Washington on an Organization of American States (OAS) mission, the army...
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Colombia’s outgoing prosecutor general on Wednesday called for legislation to prosecute defense attorneys who use “tricks” to delay criminal trials against their clients. According to Prosecutor General...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 14, 2010 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos appointed Eduardo Pizarro to mediate the promised release of FARC hostages on behalf of the government. Pizarro is currently the head of the National Commission for Reparation and...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 14, 2010 | News
The United Nations will give Colombia $6 million to aid victims of floods caused by this year’s extended rainy season, which has killed at least 246 people. According to an Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian...
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