Former Colombia president Alvaro Uribe has used Twitter to denounce the investigation alleging he helped start paramilitary groups. Using a hashtag #VenganzaCriminal, or “Criminal Revenge” in reference to his accusers,…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General on Tuesday announced the reopening of a preliminary investigation against former president Alvaro Uribe regarding alleged links to paramilitaries. Testimonies from two imprisoned ex-paramilitaries given to congressman Ivan…
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…
A paramilitary commander accused of hundreds of murders in northwest Colombia says he was supported by local politicians, police and the military, it was reported Monday. Fredy Rendon Herrera, alias…
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…
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe admitted Sunday to receiving “help” from U.S. coal company Drummond while in office. Although direct payments from Drummond to Uribe’s lawyer remain unconfirmed, in an…
Former Senator Mario Uribe Escobar, the cousin of former President Alvaro Uribe was released from prison Wednesday after serving four and a half years in prison for his ties to paramilitary organization…
Colombia’s Liberal Party said Tuesday it wants the country’s judicial authorities to investigate allegations made by Israeli mercenary Yair Klein who had testified that a Colombian ex-president took part in…
One of Colombia’s former presidents paid for the extraofficial military training of paramilitary death squads, Israeli mercenary Yair Klein told a Colombian court Tuesday. Klein, convicted in Colombia for training…