FARC deserter who killed top commander and revealed demobilization fraud assassinated
A FARC deserter who killed one of the demobilized rebel group’s top commanders and triggered...
Tag: Cacica Gaitana
Former Colombia peace commissioner indicted for false demobilization scandal
Colombia’s Prosecutor General on Wednesday formally accused former peace commissioner Luis...
Arrest warrant confirmed for Colombia’s ex-peace commissioner
Colombia’s Supreme Court confirmed Monday a national and international arrest warrant for Colombia’s former peace commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo, who is being accused of faking the demobilization of a FARC unit in 2006,...
Prosecutors demand Colombian army general be jailed
Colombia’s prosecutor general on Thursday issued a warrant for the arrest of a Colombian general implicated in the “false demobilization” scandal. General Suarez Tocarruncho will soon be on trial for his...
Colombian ex-guerrilla to admit false demobilization role
Colombian former guerrilla Raul Agudelo Medina, alias “Olivo Saldaña,” is to admit his role in the staging of a 2006 fake FARC demobilization in exchange for a reduced sentence, according to local media. Saldaña will...
Colombian colonel gave weapons to fake FARC unit: Prosecutor
A retired Colombian colonel was charged with providing weapons to a non-existent FARC unit at the center of the 2006 “false demobilization” scandal. Colonel Hugo Alfredo Castellanos was charged with embezzlement,...
Former guerrilla takes blame for fake FARC demobilization
Former FARC guerrilla “Olivo Saldaña” says he is to blame for the staged 2006 demobilization of 62 fake guerrillas, claiming former peace commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo, who fled the country amid the scandal, is...
Prosecutors ask former peace commissioner to be sent to jail
Colombia’s Prosecutor General asked Thursday for an arrest warrant for the country’s former Peace Commissioner, who is being investigated for his alleged role in the faking of the demobilization of a non-existent...
FARC guerrilla wants to turn state witness in false demobilization case
A former guerrilla who staged a fake FARC demobilization wants to turn state witness against allegedly complicit former state officials, news network Noticias Uno reported Monday. According to the network, former FARC guerrilla...
Peace commissioner blames army for false FARC demobilization
Colombia’s former Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo blamed army intelligence Thursday for the false demobilization of the FARC’s Cacica Gaitana Front in 2006. Restrepo defended himself against allegations of...
Ex-guerrilla must not receive benefits for false demobilization: PG
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has made an official request to remove an apparent ex-FARC member from the benefits of the Justice and Peace Law, after the demobilization of a FARC front that “never...
10 prosecutors investigating ‘false demobilizations’ dismissed
Colombia’s Prosecutor General Viviane Morales has relieved 10 prosecutors belonging to the Justice and Peace Unit of their posts, Caracol Radio reported Wednesday. The various dismissed prosecutors were in charge of...
