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Ex AUC ringleader sentenced to 13 years

An ex-paramilitary commander was sentenced on Thursday to 13 years in prison after admitting responsibility for aggravated murder amongst other crimes. Former AUC commander Jorge Ivan Laverde Zapata, alias “El...

Bogota ombudsman accused of ‘parapolitics’

The current ombudsman of Bogota, Francisco Rojas Birry, has been accused of courting the support of paramilitaries in his 1998 senate election campaign, Caracol reported Thursday. Rojas Birry, who is also presently under...

Govt investigates paramilitary assets abroad

The Superior Court of the Justice and Peace process orders the state to investigate whether demobilized paramilitaries are hiding funds abroad, El Tiempo reported Monday. President of the Reparation Commission Eduardo Pizarro...

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