An investigation into Colombian Vice-President Angelino Garzon’s alleged ties to the FARC has been dropped due to lack of evidence, said the Prosecutor General Wednesday.
The Supreme Court was told there were neither sufficient documents or witness statements to bring charges against Garzon, who was accused of taking part in a meeting with guerrillas in the Valle del Cauca department in February 2002.
The investigation was sparked by claims last November by demobilized guerrilla Diego Hernandez Trejos that Garzon had met with three FARC commanders in the municipality of Dagua, and given them a briefcase containing more than $90,000.
Trejos, who’s now in jail, said the meeting with the rebels, aliases “J”, “Fredy”, and “Richard”, took place during Garzon’s tenure as Labor Minister under the presidency of Andres Pastrana.
