27-04-2019 01:09 via kvoa.com

Colombia seeks arrest of ex-rebel leader for dodging courts

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A peace tribunal in Colombia has ordered the arrest of a former rebel commander for failing to contribute to reconciliation efforts mandated by a recent peace deal.
Hernan Velasquez was one of the most-feared commanders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia behind some of the deadliest attacks in the country’s half-century conflict. But he laid down his weapon in 2016 along with thousands of other guerrillas as part of the peace deal.
Since then he has
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