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Colombia's ruling party wants to dismantle war crimes tribunal
by Jake Kincaid May 16, 2019
Colombia’s ruling party announced they want to dismantle the war crimes tribunal after the transitional court barred the extradition of a FARC leader to the United States.
Former President Alvaro Uribe, the leader of the far-right Democratic Center party, responded fiercely to the ruling of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) to release “Jesus Santrich” after it found no evidence to support a US claim that the ex-FARC commander conspired to traffic drugs after the former rebel leader signed peace in 2016.
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President Ivan Duque and Uribe, who has been accused of a series of war crimes, have tried to limit the powers of the war crimes tribunal for years, but without success because the majority of Congress has supported the JEP.
Duque said on Wednesday that he would respect the court’s order to release Santrich, but that he was ready to sign off on his extradition as soon as a court allowed him.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-ruling-party-wants-to-dismantle-war-crimes-tribunal/