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Colombian governor Kiko Gomez charged with murder
Colombian governor Kiko Gomez charged with murder
13 October 2013 Last updated at 08:05 ET
A regional governor in Colombia has been arrested on charges of murder and conspiracy, prosecutors say.
The governor of La Guajira province, Juan Francisco 'Kiko' Gomez, is accused of murdering political rivals.
He is also accused of links to right-wing paramilitaries and criminal gangs.
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More than one hundred national, regional and local politicians were investigated for links with the AUC and other paramilitaries as part of scandal known as the "parapolitics". Dozens of those accused have been convicted.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24512161