14 Colombian paramilitary warlords extradited to U.S. – Colombian President Alvaro Uribe decided to send 14 paramilitary leaders to the U.S. to face drug-trafficking charges. Victims groups said the move jeopardizes their reparations. From: miamiherald.com
Tagged: Colombia, Colombian, televisionPosted on: May 14th, 2008
The surprise move by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to authorize the extradition of 14 notorious paramilitary warlords early Tuesday morning to the United States won applause from the Bush administration and was expected to raise his sky-high popularity in Colombia even higher.
But many people fear that sending the men to the United States to be tried on cocaine-trafficking charges will keep victims’ families from receiving any of the promised reparations from the paramilitary leaders.
In a nationwide television address, Uribe said that he agreed to the extradition because the paramilitary leaders had been continuing their criminal activities behind bars and had failed to make restitution.”*
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