Former Colombian senator to face trial for links to paramilitaries
Former Colombian senator to face trial for links to paramilitaries
posted by Daniel Freeman
Oct 22, 2013
Colombia’s Supreme Court finally called former senator Piedad Zuccardi to trial on Monday for conspiracy to commit crimes and having links with paramilitary group leaders — a crime known as ‘parapolitics’.
Zuccardi was arrested in February of this year on accusations of having taken part in meetings with the now defunct paramilitary group, AUC, who supposedly provided support for her congressional campaign in 2002. She has been in jail awaiting trial since her arrest.
The meetings, known as “Barranco de Loba” and “Caramelo,” allegedly occurred with former AUC leader, Salvatore Manusco, and former AUC commander, Manuel Antonio Castellanos, alias “El Chino.”
In an attempt to preempt her arrest earlier in the year, Zuccardi was reported to have fled to Costa Rica and Panama, where she unsuccessfully sought asylum.
More:
http://colombiareports.co/former-colombian-senator-called-trial-charges-parapolitics/