Colombia’s Supreme Court asked the House of Representatives’ Investigative Commission Friday to investigate allegations by extradited former paramilitary boss Salvatore Mancuso that Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has links to the paramilitaries, reports…
Colombian paramilitaries turned down a proposal by a group of Venezuelan military officers to stage a coup against President Hugo Chavez in 2002, according to extradited former AUC leader Salvatore…
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…
Former Colombian President Ernesto Samper said Tuesday that he had been aware of plans by now-presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos to coordinate a coup during Samper’s time as head of…
Colombia’s former defense minister and current presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos says that former AUC boss Salvatore Mancuso accused him of having plotted a coup out of spite. On Wednesday,…
Presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos asked paramilitary head Carlos Castaño to carry out a coup to overthrow then-President Ernesto Samper, claims extradited AUC commander Salvatore Mancuso, reports El Espectador. Speaking from…
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office announced that Congresswoman Eleonora Maria Pineda Arcia will be dismissed and banned from working in the public sector for 20 years due to her links with…
Residents of the northern Colombian town of El Salado on Monday marked the tenth anniversary of a paramilitary massacre that left more than 100 dead. So far, no more than…
In his soon to be released book, extradited paramilitary leader “Jorge 40” backs up accusations by other paramilitary leaders that Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos had ties to paramilitaries, Noticias…