Army commander to serve 23 years for ‘false positive’ murder
A retired Colombian Army lieutenant colonel was sentenced to 23 years and three months in prison Thursday for the extrajudicial execution of a farmer in north Colombia whose death was…
A retired Colombian Army lieutenant colonel was sentenced to 23 years and three months in prison Thursday for the extrajudicial execution of a farmer in north Colombia whose death was…
Colombia’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that carrying small doses of drugs is not a punishable offense, torpedoing years of effort by the administration of former President Alvaro Uribe to criminalize…
The Accusations Commission of the Colombian Congress has proposed an initiative that will exempt any member of Congress on trial from staying in jail until sentencing, the newspaper El Tiempo…
Colombia’s ex-President Alvaro Uribe claimed he is the victim of “criminal vengeance” as he denied ordering wiretaps on political opponents and having links to paramilitaries, in front of the commission…
Colombia’s justice minister confirmed Wednesday the country’s scandal-hit prison authority Inpec will be completely dismantled and replaced by a new institution managed by the police. Inpec has come under fire…
A human rights prosecutor has requested a 60-year sentence for an Army lieutenant who allegedly murdered three children, raping one of them, newspaper El Espectador reported Tuesday. Lieutenant Raul Muñoz Linares…
Approximately 100 youths broke out of a juvenile detention centre near Cali on Saturday, escaping through a back door when guards were distracted by rioting inmates. According to the authorities,…
FARC supreme leader “Alfonso Cano” has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for his role in a 1998 guerrilla onslaught on a southwest-Colombian town that left scores dead and…
Colombia will deport an Indonesian citizen who is wanted for allegedly taking millions in bribes while working as a treasurer for Indonesia’s leading Democratic Party, Indonesian media reported Wednesday. Muhammad…