Former chief prosecutor sentenced to 15 years
Former Medellin chief prosecutor Guillermo Leon Valencia Cossio was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in prison by the Supreme Court for his ties to drug lord and former paramilitary…
Former Medellin chief prosecutor Guillermo Leon Valencia Cossio was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in prison by the Supreme Court for his ties to drug lord and former paramilitary…
A lawyer representing the victims of two demobilized blocs of the former paramilitary group the AUC has been assassinated in Medellin, Colombian media reports. The lawyer, Ricardo Alberto Sierra, was…
The Prosecutor General’s Office announces it will begin investigations into the possible false demobilization of more than 850 AUC members in 2003, Radio Santa Fe reported Monday. “We are already taking…
Neo-paramilitary groups with former armed forces personnel as members were able to infiltrate the state by exploiting their military connections, according to a WikiLeaks cable. The cable, dated February 13,…
A public display of protest against rising violence levels has been organized on the Colombian island of San Andres to take place on Friday, El Espectador reports. Once a tranquil…
Colombia’s Prosecuter General’s Office has filed charges against hospital executives in the north Colombian city of Valledupar for allegedly collaborating with now-demobilized paramilitary organization the AUC. Angel Elieson Maya Daza,…
Colombia’s Supreme Court Tuesday denied allegations its judges were bribed by demobilized paramilitary organization AUC to elect Mario Iguaran as prosecutor general in 2005. Supreme Court President Camilo Tarquino called the…
Poor personal and institutional relations within the Colombian government were detrimental to the demobilization process according to a WikiLeaks cable released via El Espectador. In the cable dated June 5,…
A WikiLeaks cable released Sunday reveals how rumors began to circulate in 2008 about paramilitary involvement in the 2005 election of Colombia’s prosecutor general. In March 2010, former AUC leader…