Key witness in Uribe trial exposes alleged paramilitary ties
One of the two key witnesses in the trial against Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe told a Bogota court about their ties to paramilitary group AUC. The key witness. Juan…
One of the two key witnesses in the trial against Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe told a Bogota court about their ties to paramilitary group AUC. The key witness. Juan…
A Bogota judge resumed the criminal proceedings against Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe after a higher court dismissed a request by the defense to remove the judge. The judge suspended…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP indicted 39 army officials, including four generals, for their role in the mass execution of civilians in Medellin and the surrounding Antioquia province. The officials…
Guerrilla organization ELN ordered a three-day lockdown in the Choco province amid clashes with paramilitary organization EGC along Colombia’s pacific coast. The lockdown took force on Tuesday and will last…
Peace talk between Colombia’s government and multiple illegal armed groups entered a crisis after prosecutors arrested a guerrilla commander after suspending a warrant for his arrest. Guerrilla leader Geovany Andres…
Campaign contributions and bribery kept the contraband empire of Colombia’s most important smuggler alive for decades, according to authorities that are seeking his extradition. President Gustavo Petro said over the…
The former assistant of Barranquilla Mayor Alex Char said Monday that he will help prosecutors “clarify cases of systematic corruption” of one of Colombia’s most powerful clans. In a letter…
A Bogota court suspended the fraud and bribery trial against Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe after his lawyers refused to show up. The court was supposed to continue hearing the…
Two ministers and the administration chief of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro resigned after the appointment of an allegedly corrupt cabinet chief. Petro announced the appointment of former Senator Armando Benedetti…