Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP agreed to assume pending criminal investigations against extradited former guerrilla chief “Simon Trinidad.” In a press statement, the JEP said that it had assumed jurisdiction…
Juvenal Ovidio Ricardo Palmera, a.k.a. “Simon Trinidad,” was one the FARC’s highest ranking members and the unofficial foreign minister of the guerrilla group. Trinidad was captured in Ecuador’s capital Quito in January 2004…
United States President Barack Obama will not pardon prominent FARC leader “Simon Trinidad” as one of his final actions in office, despite the demobilizing guerrillas’ demands to repatriate their fellow-rebel.…
Two prominent US senators have threatened to block the proposed $450 million US aid package to Colombia if outgoing President Barack Obama pardons a leader of the Marxist FARC group, which signed…
A congressman of Colombia’s leftist position on Wednesday proposed a bill that seeks to prevent the possible extradition of FARC members wanted by the US Justice Department.
US senator and presidential hopeful Marco Rubio has contended the possible repatriation of rebel group FARC’s unofficial foreign minister, “Simon Trinidad,” who the guerrillas want present at ongoing peace talks.
Republican Senator John McCain said Thursday that the US will “take seriously what Colombia recommends” concerning the possible repatriation of a formerly extradited FARC leader, clashing with previous statements given…
A senior US State department official has said that he is not aware of any initiative to release a formerly extradited foreign official for the FARC, according to French news…
Without the participation of rebel leader Simon Trinidad, currently incarcerated in the United States, the FARC will not agree to any comprehensive peace accord, the guerrilla group announced Tuesday.