Posted by Travis Mannon | Aug 12, 2011 | News
The Supreme Court refused to open a case against the vice president of Congress for ties to the leftist guerrilla group FARC. According to various Colombian media, the Supreme Court did not find any evidence against Polo...
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The Colombian Army and National Police will expand security forces to cover an additional 3,000 miles of roads throughout the country, various media reported Friday. According to Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera, the...
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Former President Alvaro Uribe will testify in the investigation into a smear campaign and bribery scandal involving top paramilitary chiefs and Uribe’s relatives, various Colombian media reported. Uribe is currently out of...
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A judge sentenced an retired army colonel and eight other collaborators to 27 years each in prison for the kidnapping of a bogotano merchant, international media reported Thursday. According to Bogota’s Fourth Circuit...
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Six soldiers were killed and another 10 were injured in Thursday morning battle with the FARC in the southwest of Colombia, RCN Radio reported. Reports from other media sources said that two soldiers were killed and three were...
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