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Colombia Issues Arrest Warrant for Former Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo

Categories: Latin America, Colombia, Citizen Media, Governance, Human Rights

Colombia's Office of the Attorney General [1] asked a judge to issue and arrest warrant and include an international Interpol red card for former peace commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo [2]. Restrepo, who held said office for 7 years during the government of former president Álvaro Uribe [3], is now a fugitive and is charged with false demobilizations of groups outside the law. The issue is being discussed by Twitter users [4] [es], citizen media [5] [es] and in general [6] [es] by various media [7] outlets.