Former paramilitary commander Hazbun Raul “Pedro Ponte” Mendoza was sentenced to 20 years prison for his involvement in the killing of two Union Patriotica members, reports the Prosecutor General’s office. On…
The attorney of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe sent a 38-page letter to a Washington court asking it not to force the former president to testify in a civil case…
Colombia’s Congress on Wednesday approved “in record time” a bill that seeks to end the judicial limbo of thousands of demobilized paramilitary fighters. The government, confronted with the Constitutional Court’s…
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office called on the Supreme Court to convict former DAS Director Jorge Noguera for allegedly allowing paramilitaries to infiltrate the government security agency, reports El Espectador. During…
An independent “Truth Commission” will study the cases of 17,0000 demobilized paramilitaries after Colombia’s constitutional court sank the suspension of prosecution of the former AUC members, newspaper El Tiempo reported…
Former paramilitary leader Jorge Ivan Laverde, alias “El Iguano,” says fellow former paramilitary leaders are suspending all collaboration with Colombian justice after the Constitutional Court ruled that 17,000 fighters can…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Thursday the government will continue with the reintegration of 17,000 former paramilitary fighters, despite a recent court ruling that struck down their protection from…
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Colombian government both expressed concern over a Colombian Constitutional Court ruling that could halt the suspension of criminal cases against former paramilitaries…
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe ignored a subpoena ordering him to give testimony in a civil case filed by victims of paramilitary violence against U.S. coal giant Drummond. The former…