Colombia Orders Arrest of Colombian Ambassador to Peru Jorge Visbal

Colombia's Attorney General ordered the arrest [es] of Colombian ambassador to Peru, Jorge Visbal Martelo, for alleged links with paramilitary groups. After the order Visbal resigned [es] and is expected to return to the country, as confirmed by his lawyer. Twitter users [es] are connecting him [es] with former President Alvaro Uribe, and  ‘Jorge Visbal’ became a local Trending Topic on Twitter.

 

 

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