The Colombian Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a U.S. request for the extradition of demobilized paramilitary boss Edwar “Diego Vecino” Tellez Cobos, saying he must first comply with the terms…
Colombian police have arrested the former leader of a right-wing paramilitary death squad accused of ordering at least 2,500 murders, judicial investigators said on Tuesday. Arnolfo Santamaria, alias “Pipa,” was…
Former paramilitary leader and drug trafficker “Don Mario” testified on Tuesday that he gave over $250,000 to the ex-commander of the Colombian army, General Mario Montoya, reported Colombian media. Testifying…
Demobilized paramilitary leader Libardo Duarte, alias “Ban Ban,” told Colombia’s Supreme Court that he had personally taken large sums of money to the Prosecutor General’s headquarters in Bogota, reported Caracol…
A Colombian prosecutor called on the country’s vice president, Francisco Santos, to testify about allegations by a paramilitary boss that he collaborated with the now-demobilized paramilitary organization AUC.
Colombia’s Justice and Peace tribunal voiced concerns over the length of time taken for charged paramilitary leaders to be tried by the country’s prosecutor general, reported El Espectador. This follows…
Some 80 Colombian businesses from the Caribbean coast financed the northern block of demobilized paramilitary organization the AUC, according to testimony by former paramilitary leader “Don Antonio.” Edgar Ignacio Fierro…
Colombia’s Defense Minister on Wednesday rejected the conclusions of Human Rights Watch’s damning new report on Colombia’s neo-paramilitary gangs, accusing the NGO of bias. In a statement, Gabriel Silva asserted…
Demobilized and extradited paramilitary leader Rodrigo Tuvar, alias “Jorge 40” has suspended cooperation with Colombian justice, television station RCN reported on Monday. According to the television station, the paramilitary leader…