Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe claimed extradited paramilitary leader Diego Murillo Bejerano, alias “Don Berna,” is plotting to assassinate him. “Authorities informed me that the extradited ‘Don Berna’ would be…
Colombia’s Supreme Court sentenced former congressman Mario Salomon Nader to seven and a half years in prison for his ties to paramilitary group the AUC. Nader was found responsible for…
Colombian rebel group the ELN claimed Monday that the “extreme right” is to blame for last Tuesday´s bombing in Bogota that targeted former minister Fernando Londoño and killed two people…
House Representative Ivan Cepeda asked Colombian authorities Friday to investigate former Vice President Francisco Santos for his alleged ties to paramilitaries. In a letter Cepeda requested the Prosecutor General’s Office…
Colombia’s Supreme Court has convicted 37 congressmen and five governors for their ties to paramilitary groups since the scandal broke in 2006, the court said Wednesday. Court prosecutors are investigating…
Colombian authorities have captured 11 of at least 60 politicians who are accused of having signed pacts with paramilitary organization AUC, Radio Caracol reported Sunday. Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office is…
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe fervently denied accusations from jailed paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso on Friday that his reelection was financed by the AUC. “There is a serious lack of…
Extradited leader of the AUC paramilitary group Salvatore Mancuso said the 2006 reelection of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was financed by paramilitaries. In an interview with Caracol Radio, Mancuso…
Authorities ordered the release of the father of Medellin’s current mayor, who is under investigation for paramilitary links, on Thursday. Local media said a delegate for the prosecution ordered a…