Candidates speak out on extradition policy
Colombian media outlet El Tiempo asked Colombia’s presidential candidates if they would cut a deal with drug traffickers, granting the criminals a block on their extradition to the U.S., in…
Colombian media outlet El Tiempo asked Colombia’s presidential candidates if they would cut a deal with drug traffickers, granting the criminals a block on their extradition to the U.S., in…
Colombia’s Supreme Court ordered the reopening of a 28-year-old case involving the forced disappearance of eleven students, a worker and a security guard, because it is believed that the accused could…
Colombia’s Supreme Court sentenced former congressman for the northern Magdalena department Jorge Castro Pacheco to seven years and six months in jail, after finding him guilty of parapolitics. Castro Pacheco…
The criminal chamber of Colombia’s Supreme Court began preliminary investigations Wednesday into the alleged fraud which occured in the congressional elections in March, reports El Espectador. Officials involved in the…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General officially called to trial on Monday five former DAS officials for their alleged roles in the illegal wiretapping scandal, reports W Radio. Speaking before the country’s Supreme…
President Alvaro Uribe called Friday for immediate dialogue with the Supreme Court over its decision to unilaterally impose restrictions on extradition to the U.S, reports Caracol Radio. Uribe said that…
Colombia’s Supreme Court postponed the election of a new national prosecutor general for a tenth time Thursday, after the judicial body failed to reach a consensus on which candidate should fill…
The Colombian government on Wednesday proposed reduced sentences for paramilitaries extradited to the U.S. if they cooperate with the Justice and Peace process, reports El Tiempo. Deputy Justice Minister Miguel Ceballos is…
U.S. ambassador to Colombia William Brownfield announced that his government will not re-examine its extradition treaty with the Andean nation, despite concerns that the agreement undermines the Colombian justice system.…