Petro administration clashes with judicial branch over EGC demobilization plans

The administration of President Gustavo Petro clashed with Colombia’s judicial branch over its attempt to lift the arrest warrants for members of paramilitary organization EGC. The president’s peace commissioner, Otty Patiño, last week asked the prosecution to suspend arrest warrants of EGC commander Jobanis de Jesus Avila, a.k.a. “Chiquito Malo,” and 28 of his subordinates. […] The post Petro administration clashes with judicial branch over EGC demobilization plans appeared first on Colombia...

By Adriaan Alsema