Colombia’s Supreme Court asked the House of Representatives’ Investigative Commission Friday to investigate allegations by extradited former paramilitary boss Salvatore Mancuso that Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has links to the paramilitaries, reports…
Authorities at Bogota’s La Picota jail find it increasingly difficult to accommodate Colombian Congress members accused of “parapolitics,” because the prison is running out of space, reports RCN Radio. Colombia’s…
A Colombian police force colonel doubled the amount placed on his head by a wanted narco-paramilitary, in reward for information leading to the capture of the criminal. Colonel Angelo Franco Sanabria…
Colombia’s Supreme Court sentenced a former governor of the Cesar department in northern Colombia to seven and a half years in prison for his involvement with paramilitary groups, reports W Radio. Former…
Dozens of people were murdered by the Colombian army and presented as guerillas killed in combat in the central Meta department, according to leaders from the now-demobilized paramilitary group AUC. Former…
The Colombian government on Wednesday proposed reduced sentences for paramilitaries extradited to the U.S. if they cooperate with the Justice and Peace process, reports El Tiempo. Deputy Justice Minister Miguel Ceballos is…
U.S. ambassador to Colombia William Brownfield announced that his government will not re-examine its extradition treaty with the Andean nation, despite concerns that the agreement undermines the Colombian justice system.…
Colombia’s Supreme Court will investigate whether two former congressmen from the north-west Choco department could be tried for crimes against humanity. The court will investigate if former House of Representatives…
Colombia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday denied the U.S.’s extradition request for Freddy “El Aleman” Rendon Herrera, a former top paramilitary leader wanted by the U.S. for drug trafficking. A court…