FARC deserter who killed top commander and revealed demobilization fraud assassinated
A FARC deserter who killed one of the demobilized rebel group’s top commanders and triggered...
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Colombian ex-guerrilla to admit false demobilization role
Colombian former guerrilla Raul Agudelo Medina, alias “Olivo Saldaña,” is to admit his role in the staging of a 2006 fake FARC demobilization in exchange for a reduced sentence, according to local media. Saldaña will...
Former guerrilla involved in false FARC demobilization looks to cut deal
A former guerrilla accused of staging a fake 2006 FARC demobilization, is in talks with the Prosecutor General’s office to reduce his sentence in exchange for information before the case goes to trial. Raul Agudelo Medina, alias...
Former guerrilla takes blame for fake FARC demobilization
Former FARC guerrilla “Olivo Saldaña” says he is to blame for the staged 2006 demobilization of 62 fake guerrillas, claiming former peace commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo, who fled the country amid the scandal, is...
False demobilization never happened: Olivo Saldaña
A former guerrilla has accused Colombia’s Prosecutor General of manipulating evidence and hiding the truth about a fake demobilization, which he says never happened. Olivo Saldaña, accused of conspiring with...
‘Uribe knew about false demobilization’: Former guerrilla (video)
Ex-President Alvaro Uribe knew about the 2006 “false demobilization” plot, according to former guerrilla “Biofilo” in an interview with Colombia’s Noticias Uno Sunday. Felipe Salazar, alias Biofilo,...
Colombian ex-peace commissioner charged with contempt of court for fleeing the country
Luis Carlos Restrepo, the former Colombian peace commissioner accused of staged a fake FARC demobilization, has been charged with contempt of court for fleeing the country. Restrepo, who was facing charges of consipracy,...
Former peace commissioner faces legal costs of fake FARC demobilization
Colombia’s former peace commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo faces legal fees resulting from the 2006 “false demobilization” plot , reported Radio Caracol Friday. At a public hearing Friday, prosecutor Viviane...
FARC guerrilla wants to turn state witness in false demobilization case
A former guerrilla who staged a fake FARC demobilization wants to turn state witness against allegedly complicit former state officials, news network Noticias Uno reported Monday. According to the network, former FARC guerrilla...
Colombia’s former peace commissioner to be charged over fake FARC demobilization
Colombia’s former peace commissioner will be criminally charged Tuesday for his alleged role in faking the demobilization of a group of FARC guerrillas, the country’s prosecutor general announced Monday. According to...
Ex-guerrilla must not receive benefits for false demobilization: PG
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has made an official request to remove an apparent ex-FARC member from the benefits of the Justice and Peace Law, after the demobilization of a FARC front that “never...
Ex-guerrilla denies ‘fake’ FARC demobilization
Ex-guerrilla Olivo Saldaña denies accusations that he collaborated with government officials in an allegedly faked demobilization of a FARC front in 2006. W Radio reported Thursday that the former FARC guerrilla said that the...
