In spite of extensive investigations and an impressive amount of convictions, ties between Colombia’s criminal underworld and the state are alive and well, according to a leaked Inspector General reports.
A former Colombian congressman was sentenced to 10 years in prison for using far-right paramilitary death squads to get elected into Congress.
Colombia’s Constitutional Court upheld a 2010 ruling to ban outspoken politician Piedad Cordoba from holding public office for 18 years for colluding with rebel group FARC.
Investigators of Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office on Wednesday arrested the president of a foundation that sought the demobilization of FARC members, but allegedly ended up producing fake testimonies over lawmakers’…
A former congressman from the east of Colombia was called to trial Wednesday to respond to accusations he has collaborated with rebel group FARC.
The army arrested the mayor of a central Colombian town and 12 others for alleged ties to rebel group FARC on Sunday.
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office presented on Wednesday 140 new arrest orders against civilian political leaders suspected of being FARC collaborators, following the arrest of 29 suspected collaborators in the same southwestern…
Authorities in the southwest of Colombia have arrested 14 suspected FARC aides, local media reported Saturday. Among the suspects are two government officials. According to national authorities, the suspects have…
Colombia’s fragmented approach to combating terrorist group FARC is not just failing to defeat the guerrillas, but allowing the rebels to push forward their political agenda. The political climate in…