Two plead guilty to kidnap of US citizen in Cali
Two Colombians have pleaded guilty to charges of kidnapping U.S. citizen Robert Paul Simmons in in the western city of Cali last February, reported Colombian media on Wednesday. Paula Andrea…
Two Colombians have pleaded guilty to charges of kidnapping U.S. citizen Robert Paul Simmons in in the western city of Cali last February, reported Colombian media on Wednesday. Paula Andrea…
Colombia’s Constitutional Court upheld a Supreme ruling that former Senator Juan Manuel Lopez Cabrales be sentenced to six years in jail for his paramilitary ties. The Constitutional Court’s ruling followed…
Three prisoners died and another 25 were injured during a riot at Bogota’s La Modelo prison, sparked by protests over the transfer of an inmate in a bid to control…
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…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General says demobilized paramilitary boss Salvatore Mancuso was responsible for over 10,000 deaths in the department of Norte de Santander during his time as leader of the AUC’s…
A group of Colombians led by Senator Piedad Cordoba and former President Ernesto Samper will on Tuesday launch the Commission for Humanitarian Exchange – a group dedicated to promoting a…
Colombia’s Ombudsman Volmar Perez said Monday that ten Colombian citizens were arrested on charges of espionage earlier this month by Venezuelan police, and not eight as previously reported. Perez said…
The Supreme Court on Monday sentenced a Bogota man to 58 years and 9 months in prison for his role in the kidnap and subsequent murder of his infant son.…
Colombia’s Ombudsman Volmar Perez announced Wednesday that a total of 20 Colombian citizens were detained in March and currently being held by Venezuela on charges of espionage or links to…