US EditionColombia general, intel boss suspended over alleged guerilla ties
- A Colombian army general, Juan Manuel Huertas, and intelligence officer, Wilmar Mejía, were suspended following allegations of leaking sensitive information to a guerrilla commander, Calarcá, according to the attorney general’s office.
- Messages suggest Huertas and Mejía provided inside information to Calarcá to help him evade security checks and obtain weapons, as reported by Caracol TV.
- These allegations arise from data recovered from devices seized during the temporary detention of Calarcá and dissidents in July 2024.
- President Petro questioned the credibility of the report, suggesting the information might have originated from the CIA during Donald Trump’s presidency.
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Associated Press BOGOTA (AP) — Colombia's Attorney General's Office provisionally suspended an army general and a high-ranking intelligence official from their posts Thursday while investigations proceed against them for allegedly leaking state security information to an illegal armed group. The suspensions, which will last up to three months, apply to General Juan Miguel Huertas and Wilmer Mejía, a high-ranking official with the National Intell…
Associated Press BOGOTA (AP) — Colombia's Attorney General's Office provisionally suspended an army general and a high-ranking intelligence official from their posts Thursday while investigations proceed against them for allegedly leaking state security information to an illegal armed group. The suspensions, which will last up to three months, apply to General Juan Miguel Huertas and Wilmer Mejía, a high-ranking official with the National Intell…
The Office of the Attorney General of Colombia has suspended Juan Miguel Huertas, general and commander of the Army personnel, and Wilmar Mejía, director of operations of the National Intelligence Directorate (DNI). The two men are under investigation for alleged links with the dissidents of the former FARC. The order is that they leave their posts on a provisional basis, as investigations triggered by the publication of dozens of emails and cha…
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