‘Paramilitary’ columnist reemerges as Uribe adviser
‘Paramilitary’ columnist reemerges as Uribe adviser
posted by Taran Volckhausen
Sep 24, 2013
A controversial Colombian columnist with alleged ties to the disbanded paramilitary organization AUC, claims to now be working for former President Alvaro Uribe, local media reported Tuesday.
In August 2011, a USB pendrive surfaced, containing evidence of a correspondence between El Espectador columnist Ernesto Yamhure and notorious paramilitary leader Carlos Castaño. In the media storm that followed, Yamhure resigned from his newspaper and subsequently left Colombia, failing to appear in court for questioning on his alleged ties to the disappeared Castaño.
The USB pendrive showed evidence of a correspondence, including apparently, instances of requested modification of his writing by the paramilitary commander before going to print in his nationally syndicated newspaper column.
Yamhure has resurfaced in the United States as he claims the investigation against him was dropped by Colombia’s Prosecutor general’s Office. He claims he left Colombia amid threats against his life, and that ongoing security concerns preclude him from reentry to Colombia.
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