88 of 100 arrested drug gang suspects go free
Colombian judicial authorities sentence no more than 12 of every 100 arrested drug gang suspects. The rest are set free because of a shortage in prosecutors and judges, the country’s…
Colombian judicial authorities sentence no more than 12 of every 100 arrested drug gang suspects. The rest are set free because of a shortage in prosecutors and judges, the country’s…
The U.S. Embassy suspected a former Supreme Court president of obstructing investigations into the paramilitary ties of politicians from the magistrate’s home region, according to a WikiLeaks cable. In a…
Colombia’s interior and justice minister announced that 63 convicted members of the security forces will be transferred from military compounds to civilian prisons. The 40 policemen and 23 soldiers have…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on Colombian authorities to protect journalists from violence, following threats sent to the press by neo-paramilitaries. “We strongly condemn the threats against these…
An audit of the former Comptroller General Julio Cesar Turbay Quintero’s administration has revealed the misuse of public funds and caused a scandal, Caracol Radio reported Monday. In its evaluation…
A man left the remains of his son, an army sergeant, on Bogota‘s central Bolivar square Sunday. The man claims his son was executed by colleagues in 2006 when he…
The commander of Colombia’s armed forces, Admiral Edgar Cely, has asked the Colombian people to have “patience” with the inevitable capture of FARC leader Guillerno Leon Saenz, alias “Alfonso Cano,” Caracol Radio reported Friday. “These…
Demobilized paramilitaries testify about the details of two massacres in Mapiripan before the Justice and Peace Unit of Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office. The former militia members said that the paramilitaries…
The San Jose de Apartado Peace Community claims the Colombian government is failing to defend them against ongoing threats and violence on the part of “paramilitaries” and members of the…