Colombia’s war crimes tribunal to investigate Uribe’s former security chief
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal assumed the investigation into the role of the former...
Tag: Mauricio Santoyo
Colombia arrests Uribe’s ex-security chief after serving time in US
The ex-security chief of former President Alvaro Uribe was arrested after being sent back to...
Presidential candidate needs to explain support for jailed military general: Senator
Questions are being asked of Colombian presidential candidate Marta Lucia Ramirez’s...
Congress must prioritize investigating Uribe’s ‘paramilitary links’: Lawmaker
Colombia’s Congress should ratify and prioritize the investigation against former President...
Uribe supported promoting disgraced ex-official: Former Police Chief
Former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe allegedly supported promoting Mauricio Santoyo, who is now imprisoned for drug trafficking and having ties with paramilitaries, to top government positions. According to Oscar Naranjo,...
Santos and Uribe trade barbs over former security chief
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos claimed Monday that his predecessor Alvaro Uribe personally recommended his now-jailed former security chief for the position of director for two key police units. Uribe “proposed to...
Imprisoned Colombian general could face 30 more years
A disgraced Colombian police general, recently sentenced to 13 years in a U.S. prison, could face 30 more years after new evidence comes to light, local media reported on Tuesday. Mauricio Santoyo, who was convicted of providing...
Former Colombia Police General sentenced to 13 years in US prison
Retired Colombia police general, Mauricio Santoyo, on Friday was sentenced to 13 years in a United States prison for aiding and abetting Colombian paramilitaries. The former general was convicted of drug trafficking and...
US Attorney wants 15-year sentence for Uribe’s former aide
The U.S. Attorney’s office has called for a 15-year prison sentence to be handed to ex-president Alvaro Uribe’s then-security chief for supporting paramilitary organization AUC, reported local media Monday. Retired General...
Ex-Colombian security chief to be sentenced in December
The jailed ex-security chief of former president Alvaro Uribe will be sentenced by a U.S. court on December 7, reported local media Friday. Uribe’s former chief of security, Mauricio Santoyo, will likely face a sentence of...
Ex-security chief willing to testify against Uribe: W Radio
The jailed ex-security chief of former president Alvaro Uribe is willing to officially testify against his old boss and other senior officials, claimed W Radio Wednesday. Uribe’s former chief of security, Mauricio Santoyo,...
Santoyo’s victims seek justice from US
The families of two Colombian human rights workers are demanding an investigation from the United States into the disappearance of their relatives in 2000. The Human Rights Unit on Friday sent the U.S. Attorney Office details of...
