‘Cuchillo’s’ mother asks for son’s belongings
The mother of deceased ERPAC commander “Cuchillo” files suit against the Justice and Peace Unit of the Prosecutor General’s Office for the return of her son’s valuables. According to newspaper…
The mother of deceased ERPAC commander “Cuchillo” files suit against the Justice and Peace Unit of the Prosecutor General’s Office for the return of her son’s valuables. According to newspaper…
Former President Alvaro Uribe in 2004 predicted the rise of neo-paramilitary groups from the ashes of the demobilized AUC. He also said guerrilla groups FARC and ELN wouldn’t last to…
Demobilized paramilitaries testify about the details of two massacres in Mapiripan before the Justice and Peace Unit of Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office. The former militia members said that the paramilitaries…
Judicial investigations reveal that the “social controls” put in place by the paramilitary group AUC including shaving girls’ heads and forcing them to do hard labor as punishment for what…
Police said they have captured the head hit man of the criminal gang “Los Urabeños,” Caracol Radio reported Friday. Walter Diaz, alias “El Bachiller” or “Brayan,” was captured by authorities…
Extradited paramilitary boss “H.H.” names several Colombian politicians who he says received support from the militia group AUC, La F.M. Radio reported Monday. Former AUC commander Ever Veloza Garcia, alias “H.H.,”…
Extradited paramilitary leader Ramiro “Cucoy Vanoy” Murillo is charged by Colombian prosecutors with 192 separate criminal acts, including torture and murder, Spanish news agency reported EFE Thursday. The eight-day-long hearing…
In light of an investigatin, the governor of Antioquia, Colombia, denies having paramilitary ties. “I have never in my life needed paramilitaries, guerrillas or narco-traffickers in my political career. My…
A group of former AUC members from the Catatumbo bloc began their hearing before the courts, the prosecutor general’s website reported Wednesday. Prosecutors for the National Unity for Justice and…