Colombia’s attorney general resigns over court refusal to extradite FARC leader
16 May, 2019, 7:20 pm
Pablo Catatumbo, former commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and now member of the political party Revolutionary Alternative Common Force (FARC), speaks during a news conferece in Bogota, Colombia May 15, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s attorney general said on Wednesday he resigned in protest after a special court charged with prosecuting war crimes denied a U.S. extradition request for a former FARC leader accused of drug trafficking. The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) tribunal prosecutes leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas, who […]
