The U.S. conviction of former President Alvaro Uribe’s security chief for aligning with paramilitary groups may have a “profound impact” on Colombian politics and the country’s military, said experts. “There…
Former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe said Monday his former security chief who pleaded guilty in the U.S. to aiding terrorist groups made “alliances with bandits.” General Mauricio Santoyo, who was…
A former Colombian senator on Friday was charged with the promoting and financing of paramilitary groups, held responsible for tens of thousands of human rights violations. According to the prosecution,…
Colombia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a government decision to extradite an ex-paramilitary who has accused ex-president Alvaro Uribe of links to paramilitary groups. The court said that former AUC…
Three state officials from Colombia’s northern Cordoba department have been sentenced to prison for their collaboration with the right-wing paramilitary organization AUC, radio station Caracol reported Friday. The court said…
An ex-Colombian senator, formerly accused of working with paramilitaries, sued the state for $3.35 million, Caracol Radio reported Friday. Carlos Garcia Orjuela was released from jail in September 2010 after…
Only two of Colombia’s congress presidents of the past 13 years are not investigated or have not been convicted over their alleged ties to paramilitary groups, an electoral observation NGO…
A former politician will be investigated for allegedly receiving support from drug traffickers in western Colombia during his 2002 election campaign. The Inspector General’s Office will look into whether ex-senator…
The Colombian military tried to “cover up” the responsibility of a high-level commander in the 1997 Mapiripan massacre by falsely implicating a lower-ranked official, the state department said in a…