Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 2, 2010 | News
French President Nicolas Sarkozy used the captivity of French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt for political gain and only managed to raise her value as a hostage for the FARC, then-U.S. Ambassador to Paris told...
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One year and four months after its deadline to chose a new prosecutor general, Colombia’s Supreme Court elects Viviane Morales. The Supreme Court announced its decision just after midnight on Thursday. The election brings...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 1, 2010 | News
The death in September of the FARC’s military leader “Mono Jojoy” was the guerrillas’ biggest blow in eight years. However, Colombia’s largest rebel group is far from extinct, says independent think...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 1, 2010 | News
The commander of Colombia’s armed forces asked the country’s Prosecutor General’s Office to proceed with the indictment of a Dutch member of the FARC. According to Admiral Edgar Cely, recent public statements...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 1, 2010 | News
Criminal charges against former President Alvaro Uribe’s chief of staff and intelligence chief may be dropped if the Supreme Court elects a new prosecutor general. Prosecutor General Guillermo Mendoza told Caracol Radio...
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