Former paramilitary chief dies 3 days after signing with Colombia’s Truth Commission
Legendary former paramilitary chief Ivan Roberto Duque died on Tuesday after suffering a heart...
Tag: Ernesto Baez
Half of Colombia’s Congress worked with paramilitaries: ex-AUC ideologue
Far-right death squads controlled approximately half of Colombia’s congress in the early...
Fugitive former congressman arrested for killing journalist
A former Liberal Party congressman was arrested on Sunday, four months after he was convicted for...
Former ideological chief of paramilitary AUC to be released after finishing reduced sentence
One of the leaders of the now-defunct AUC is allowed to leave prison after a judge ruled that...
Colombian ex governor to face trial for paramilitary ties
A former Colombian governor and presidential hopeful will face trial in Colombia’s Supreme...
Ex-congressmen barred from holding public office over ‘parapolitics’
Two ex-congressmen on Tuesday were disqualified for running for public office for 20 years due to their ties to right wing paramilitary death squads. Former Liberal Party representatives Dixon Tapasco and Enrique Barco were...
Ex-paramilitary to answer for Piedad Cordoba kidnapping
A former commander of the now-demobilized paramilitary group AUC will face punishment for the kidnapping of Piedad Cordoba, reported local media Friday. A Colombian judge has ordered ex-paramilitary leader Ivan Roberto Duque,...
‘Bogota government secretary helped Escobar influence 1991 constitution’
A former paramilitary commander has accused Bogota’s Government Secretary of helping Pablo Escobar influence the creation of Colombia’s 1991 constitution, reported Caracol Radio Tuesday. Government Secretary Antonio...
Colombia’s Supreme Court jails 3 ex-congressmen for links to rightwing death squads
Colombia’s Supreme Court convicted three former Congressmen Wednesday of using the intimidation of right-wing death squads to get voted into office. Former Congressmen Luis Alberto Gil, Alfonso Riaño and Oscar Josue Reyes...
Senator jailed in Bogota corruption scandal linked to paramilitaries
A former paramilitary chief testified he met with former Senator Ivan Moreno Rojas, currently awaiting trial in jail for his alleged role in the Bogota public works corruption scandal. Former paramilitary chief Ivan Roberto...
Restrepo allowed ‘El Tuso’s’ false demobilization: AUC head
Ex-paramilitary boss “Ernesto Baez” confirmed accusations that former-Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo endorsed that drug trafficker “El Tuso” receive benefits meant only for demobilizing members...
