Editor of pro-FARC news site will stay in jail
Colombia’s Supreme Court denied a mistrial petition by the editor of a pro-FARC news site, local media reported Wednesday. Joaquin Perez Becerra, director of Anncol, a website that regularly publishes…
Colombia’s Supreme Court denied a mistrial petition by the editor of a pro-FARC news site, local media reported Wednesday. Joaquin Perez Becerra, director of Anncol, a website that regularly publishes…
An ex-Colombian senator, formerly accused of working with paramilitaries, sued the state for $3.35 million, Caracol Radio reported Friday. Carlos Garcia Orjuela was released from jail in September 2010 after…
Henchmen of Pablo Escobar who have avoided prosecution may finally end up behind bars, thanks to a new report saying his Medellin cartel committed crimes against humanity, local media reported Friday. Colombia’s…
The penalty handed down to convicted Israeli mercenary has officially expired, local media reported Wednesday. According to media reports, a judge representing the Criminal Chamber of the Superior Tribunal of…
Colombia’s defunct communist party may soon revive, due to a lawsuit claiming it met its end through “political genocide,” Colombian sources reported. The Patriotic Union (UP) party lost legal status…
The Colombian House of Representatives Accusations Commission began the formal investigation of four Colombian judges, said local media Thursday. The Commission said its preliminary investigation of the accused had become…
The former president of the Colombian Congress was sentenced Wednesday to seven and a half years in prison for his ties to now defunct paramilitary organization the AUC. Following a trial…
The Sectional Council of the Antioquia Judiciary has requested Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos be investigated for putting undue pressure on judges to revoke the house arrest of drug gan leader Alirio…
Colombia’s Supreme Court on Monday retracted its support for judicial reforms currently being debated in the country’s congress, claiming the reforms are an “attack” on Colombia’s democracy. According to the…