Former editor of ‘pro-FARC’ website 8-year sentence overturned: Colombia court
The former editor of an activist website linked to Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, the...
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Former editor of pro-FARC website sentenced to 8 years
The former editor of Anncol, a notorious pro-FARC website, was sentenced to eight years in prison for alleged ties to Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, newspaper El Espectador reported Monday. Joaquin Perez Becerra was...
Attorney claims to fear for his life after being indicated military spy
The defense lawyer of the editor of a FARC-friendly website said Thursday Colombia’s prosecution has claimed the attorney is a military spy and that the guerrilla group ordered his death. Rodolfo Rios, a prominent...
Editor of pro-FARC news site will stay in jail
Colombia’s Supreme Court denied a mistrial petition by the editor of a pro-FARC news site, local media reported Wednesday. Joaquin Perez Becerra, director of Anncol, a website that regularly publishes FARC statements from its...
Colombia won’t swap alleged FARC member for French journalist
Colombia will not exchange an alleged FARC member for captured French journalist Romeo Langlois, according to Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon. “Under no circumstances will the French journalist be exchanged for the...
Ex-Anncol editor charged for FARC ties
The editor of Swedish-based website Anncol, which has been linked to the FARC guerrilla group, was indicted on charges of aggravated conspiracy and financing terrorist groups on Monday. The Colombian-born Swedish citizen Joaquin...
Inadmissible ‘Raul Reyes’ files not the only evidence against ‘FARC ambassador’: El Tiempo
With the trial against the director of news website Anncol due to get underway Thursday, El Tiempo has explained that the case against the so-called “FARC ambassador” does not rest solely on the recently dismissed...
Police publicize emails, photos linking Anncol editor to FARC
Police have publicized 800 FARC emails and a number of photographs linking the editor of Sweden-based news website Anncol to the guerrilla organization. Despite the fact that Joaquin Perez Becerra, editor of Anncol, a news...
Anncol criticizes Chavez for deporting ‘FARC ambassador’ to Colombia
Sweden-based news website Anncol, best known for it’s pro-FARC stance and publisher of many FARC statements over the years, has criticized Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for deporting an editor of the website to...
‘FARC ambassador’ denies connection to the guerrilla group
The alleged FARC ambassador to Europe, recently arrested in Venezuela, has denied ties to guerrilla group, Caracol Radio reported Tuesday. Joaquin Perez Becerra, alias “Alberto”, who was arrested in Venezuela on...
Venezuela detains alleged Colombian guerrilla
A suspected Colombian guerrilla sought by his home country for alleged involvement in terrorism was detained Saturday when he flew in to Venezuela, authorities said. A government statement said Joaquin Perez Becerra when he...
FARC accuse US of role in ‘Mono Jojoy’ death
The FARC on Friday accused the United States of having a part in the September bombing attack on a FARC camp that killed commander “Mono Jojoy,” reports Anncol. The FARC-sympathetic news site reported that the...
