Posted by Courtney Scott | Aug 28, 2012 | News
A leader of a Colombian criminal group ‘Los Rastrojos’ has been charged with crimes that could condemn him to jail for up to 44 years, reported local media Monday. After an eight hour trial, prosecution charged Diego...
Read MorePosted by Courtney Scott | Aug 28, 2012 | War and peace
Colombian ex-President Alvaro Uribe lashed out against his successor Juan Manuel Santos Monday over the government’s decision to begin peace talks with the country’s largest rebel group FARC. Before President Santos...
Read MorePosted by Courtney Scott | Aug 28, 2012 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday ratified the position of Housing Minister German Vargas and announced that Luis Eduardo Garzon will join the cabinet. During a local radio broadcast, Santos highlighted the work...
Read MorePosted by Courtney Scott | Aug 28, 2012 | War and peace
The majority of Colombia’s political parties on Tuesday expressed support of “exploratory conversations” between President Juan Manuel Santos’ government and guerrilla group FARC to move towards formal...
Read MorePosted by Courtney Scott | Aug 28, 2012 | News
Colombia does not have sufficient evidence proving ties between paramilitary groups and former president Alvaro Uribe’s security chief to request extradition, said the country’s chief prosecutor Monday. Prosecutor...
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