Ex-congressmen, ex-governor jailed for paramilitary pact
Ex-congressmen, ex-governor jailed for paramilitary pact
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 16:52
Miriam Wells
A former governor and two ex-congressmen have been jailed for seven and a half years for participating in the Ralito Pact, a 2001 agreement between paramilitaries and politicians.
Colombia's Supreme Court handed down the sentence to Jesus Maria Lopez, the ex-governor of Cordoba, and ex-congressmen Jose Maria Imbeth and Jose Luis Feris for conspiring to mutually benefit with paramilitaries led by Salvatore Mancuso.
The three were part of a group of 18 politicians who met with paramilitaries bosses in Ralito, Cordoba, to sign a secret pact calling for the "refounding of the country" -- in other words, securing political power for those involved.
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The politicians are the last of dozens of national politicians who have been sentenced for having used the intimidation of paramilitary death squads for political gain.
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/22101-colombian-ex-congressmen-jailed-for-parapolitics-pact.html
