Pastor accused of raising funds for FARC
A pastor accused of using his position to extort and rob people on behalf of the FARC was arrested with three men in western Colombia Tuesday. Wilson Enrique Gaitan, leader…
A pastor accused of using his position to extort and rob people on behalf of the FARC was arrested with three men in western Colombia Tuesday. Wilson Enrique Gaitan, leader…
Colombia’s southwestern Valle del Cauca department elected a new governor Sunday amidst ongoing controversy over alleged electoral fraud. Unidad Vallecaucana candidate Ubeimar Delgado won the election convincingly of his opponent,…
Six men were arrested for fraud only hours before Colombia’s southwestern Valle del Cauca department took to the polls to redo last year’s local elections. Among those arrested were the…
One of Colombia’s most controversial ex-senators on Friday requested international oversight of his drug trafficking trial, claiming the country’s judicial system will not respect processual guarantees. Juan Carlos Martinez was…
A former AUC leader claimed Colombia’s Air Force lent air support to a paramilitary operation against FARC guerrillas that killed at least 24 people in 2001. Elkin Casarrollo Posada, a…
The FBI said Tuesday that the voice of ex-hostage and political deputy Sigifredo Lopez did not match that of a recording found on a FARC leader’s computer. According to the…
Two former Colombian governors were barred from public office for 17 and 12 years on Tuesday over alleged corruption. The country’s Inspector General’s Office barred former governor Juan Carlos Abadia…
Police said Tuesday they have seized a large number of weapons, in collaboration with the DEA, after heavy clashes between elite forces and alleged members of the drug gang “Los…
The former Colombian politician accused of arranging his own kidnapping along with that of 11 of his colleagues, claimed that evidence against him was “manipulated” to prove his guilt, according…