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FARC leader ‘El Paisa’ sentenced to 40 years in absentia

The Superior Court of Bogota has upheld a sentence condemning FARC leader alias “El Paisa” to 40 years in prison for a 2003 car bomb which killed 36 people. Hernan Dario Velasquez, alias “El Paisa” or...

Date set for first court hearing against ex-DAS director and Uribe aide for wiretapping

The date of May 18 has been set for the first hearing of charges brought against former DAS Director Maria del Pilar Hurtado and secretary to ex-President Alvaro Uribe, Bernardo Moreno, for their involvement in the DAS...

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