Colombia’s chief prosecutor on Wednesday asked a Bogota court to revoke judicial benefits of a leading member of the paramilitary organization AUC, stating he has failed to collaborate with prosecutors.
“Macaco,” a prominent ex-member of the paramilitary AUC coalition will be expelled from Colombia’s Justice and Peace program for not collaborating with prosecutors.
Lawyers of the ex-AUC commander “Macaco” said Monday their client would not continue collaborating with Colombia’s Justice and Peace process without guarantees of legal immunity in the United States. Macaco,…
The United States issued an arrest warrant for retired Colombian General Mauricio Santoyo, who served as former President Alvaro Uribe‘s security chief and is accused of drug trafficking. A Virginia court charged…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos called on retired General Mauricio Santoyo, who served as former President Alvaro Uribe’s security chief until 2006, to account for charges filed by U.S. authorities…
Retired General Mauricio Santoyo, who served as former President Alvaro Uribe‘s security chief, responded to drug trafficking charges filed by U.S. authorities Monday. A Virginia court charged Santoyo with drug trafficking after…
A U.S. prosecutor has filed drug trafficking charges against a retired Colombian police general who was former President Alvaro Uribe’s security chief, newspaper El Tiempo reports. According to the charges…
Extradited paramilitary leader “Macaco” testified that people close to former President Alvaro Uribe conspired to falsely accuse the Supreme Court of having accepted a paramilitary bribe. Newspaper El Tiempo was…
Former Colombian paramilitary boss “Macaco” has been sentenced to 33 years in U.S. prison after pleading guilty to cocaine trafficking and terrorism-related charges. Federal prosecutors said Wednesday the sentence was…