Colombia’s former peace commissioner might see fraud charges dropped
Colombia’s former peace commissioner may see charges of falsely reporting the demobilization...
Tag: False Demobilizations
Colombia drops arrest warrants for former peace commissioner
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has dropped the arrest warrant for the...
Colombia revokes judicial benefits for demobilized drug trafficker
Colombian authorities formally revoked judicial benefits granted to demobilized and extradited...
Runaway Uribe aide may never return: Lawyer
A former Colombian Peace Commissioner who went in to hiding to escape corruption charges may never return, said his attorney on Wednesday. Luis Carlos Restrepo, who is wanted for his alleged role in the faking of the 2006...
Interpol accepts request to issue red notice former Colombian top official
International police organization Interpol on Wednesday accepted the Colombian request to issue an international arrest warrant for a former top government official and close ally of former President Alvaro Uribe. Former Peace...
Plan to reintegrate FARC fighters already in place
If the upcoming peace talks between FARC rebels and the Colombian government are successful, nearly 10,000 combatants could be incorporated into mainstream society, claimed the director of the Colombian Agency for Reintegration...
Colombia again asks Interpol to issue arrest warrant for Uribe aide
For the second time, Colombia on Thursday asked Interpol to issue an international arrest warrant for a former top government official who fled the country amid a fraud investigation. According to media reports, the...
False FARC demobilization cost Colombian State $630K
The fraudulent demobilization of a FARC unit for which Colombia’s former peace commissioner is being investigated has cost the Colombian State over $630,000, said the Supreme Court Tuesday. Local media reported that...
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,...
Arrest warrant against former peace commissioner re-re-activated
Colombia’s Supreme Court on Friday revoked a decision by a lower court and reactivated a request for an international arrest warrant for a former aide of Alvaro Uribe, who is accused of having faked a FARC demobilization....
Arrest warrant for Restrepo may be revived
The Colombian justice system is considering reissuing an arrest warrant for ex-Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo, who fled the country before being charged with the fake demobilization of a non-existent FARC front. Judges...
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...
