Paramilitary leader freed from jail after completing 8 year sentence
A former AUC paramilitary commander was released from jail after serving eight years for his part in several massacres in northern Colombia.
A former AUC paramilitary commander was released from jail after serving eight years for his part in several massacres in northern Colombia.
Demobilized paramilitary commander Uber Banquez, alias “Juancho Dique”, testified before Colombia’s Supreme Court Tuesday that he had met the current Senate President Javier Carceles to offer him a role in…
For the first time, the Colombian courts on Tuesday handed down jail sentences to demobilized paramilitaries participating in the Justice and Peace program, ordering Edward Cobos, alias “Diego Vecino” and Uber…
Colombia’s Supreme Court is considering whether to approve U.S. extradition requests for four demobilized paramilitary leaders, following concerns that extradited paramilitaries do not participate in the Justice and Peace process.…
Colombia’s Justice and Peace tribunal voiced concerns over the length of time taken for charged paramilitary leaders to be tried by the country’s prosecutor general, reported El Espectador. This follows…
The Prosecution has charged former paramilitary chief Uber Banquez alias ‘Juancho Dique’ with six massacres in which 121 people were killed, and the individual killings of six others, news source…
Failures of Colombia’s prison authority INPEC have led to the untimely release of more than 60 dangerous criminals and paralyzed investigation on paramilitary crimes, newspaper El Heraldo reported Thursday. It…