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 general Eduardo…
An ex-paramilitary member of the AUC has claimed that a lawyer has repeatedly offered him bribes to testify in favor of Colombian ex-senator Oscar Suarez Mira, reported local media Monday.…
A former AUC commander confirmed accusations that paramilitary groups helped finance ex-president Alvaro Uribe’s campaign in 2002. According to website Verdadabierta, various ex-paramilitary leaders including Salvatore Mancuso and Jorge Ivan…
A retired Colombian army general was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday after a judge considered it proven the top official had been complicit in the 1997 homicide by…
Former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe said Friday he hoped the prosecution moved quickly to sentence extradited paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso, who claimed the AUC supported Uribe’s 2002 presidential election campaign.…
Colombia will seek the extradition of a retired police general who is currently in a U.S. prison after admitting to supporting terrorist organizations, President Juan Manuel Santos said Friday. Santos…
The extradited leader of the now-defunct AUC, insisted Thursday that the paramilitary organization supported the 2002 election campaign of former President Alvaro Uribe in coordination with the politician’s campaign team.…
Former president Alvaro Uribe’s security chief worked “hand in hand” with paramilitary organization AUC, the extradited leader of the organization testified Wednesday. Mancuso, who is being held in a U.S.…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday appointed a replacement for the ambassador to Peru who recently resigned to face charges related to his alleged ties to paramilitary groups. Former…