The former commander of Colombia’s armed forces allegedly helped paramilitary organization AGC control the drug trade in the southwest of the country, according to radio station Blu. The radio station…
Human rights organizations rejected the appointment of a controversial military leader to spearhead the government program aimed at curbing the mass killings of social leaders. A coalition of the country’s…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos announced Tuesday that Armed Forces commander General Leonardo Barrero will be replaced amid an accumulation of corruption, wiretapping and human rights scandals.
A Colombian Army general implicated in revelations of widespread defense contracting embezzlement formally resigned Monday.
Active and imprisoned military commanders have been embezzling millions of dollars from Colombia’s defense budget, weekly Semana reported on Sunday, further discrediting the armed forces that only two weeks ago…