Tag: prisoners
Panama offers to pay for repatriation of Colombia prisoners
Panama President Ricardo Martinelli said Tuesday that Colombian prisoners in the jails of Panama...
Govt rejects FARC proposal for ‘political solution’
Colombia’s Interior Minister has rejected the FARC’s call for a “political solution” to the conflict, beginning with a humanitarian exchange of prisoners. Interior Minister German Vargas Lleras responded...
Retired army chief denies involvement in army prison scandal
Former Army Commander Mario Montoya has said in a public statement that he was unaware of changes made to the controversial Tolemaida military detention center, Colombian media reported Wednesday. Montoya said that he visited...
Over 100 high-profile prisoners transferred to Bogota
More than 100 high-profile prisoners have been transferred from Boyaca to Bogota to reduce operational costs for Colombia’s national prison authority, INPEC. Early Tuesday morning, officials initiated the process of moving...
