Prosecution defends nephew of Colombia’s army chief implicated in kidnapping
Colombia’s prosecution has defended the conduct of the nephew of Colombia’s army chief...
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How Colombia’s army invented crimes to increase results
The anti-kidnapping unit of Colombia’s army has invented crimes and using other law...
Nephew of Colombia’s army chief implicated in kidnapping by his anti-kidnapping unit: report
The anti-kidnapping unit of Colombia’s national army kidnapped a person with the car of the...
Kidnappings in Colombia fell by 92% between 2000 and 2013
The Colombian Police have announced a drop in kidnappings of 92% between 2000 and 2013. This...
Bogota appoints new Metropolitan Police commander
Colombia’s capital city has a new commander in charge of the Metropolitan Police, national...
Businessman rescued 2 months after north Colombia kidnapping
A Colombian businessman was rescued by anti-kidnapping forces early Monday morning after being...
Alleged architect of international kidnappings captured by Colombian authorities
The Colombian National Police’s anti-kidnapping and extortion units (GAULA) have captured a...
Santos announces measures to increase security in northern Colombia
President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday announced that the director of the police’s...
Colombian police rescue kidnapped Spanish tourists
Colombia’s police on Saturday announced the rescue of two Spanish tourists who had been...
‘FARC’ release kidnapped mayor
The kidnapped mayor of a town in the southwestern Cauca department was released after 15 days in captivity. According to newspaper El Espectador, Milton Fabian Hurtado, the mayor of Almaguer, was released by alleged members of...
Policeman killed in hostage rescue
One police officer was killed by presumed members of the guerrilla group FARC during a hostage retrieval operation in northeastern department of Colombia, various media reported. The policeman, a former assistant director of the...
Authorities arrest 2nd in command of Huila FARC column
Colombian police forces have captured Pedro Luis Gonzalez, alias “Genaro,” second in command of the FARC column “Teofilo Forero,” according to Minister of Defense Rodrigo Rivera. Rivera stated that the...
