US EditionColombian warlord sentenced to 40 years in prison after serving time for drug trafficking in the US
Salvatore Mancuso was found responsible for 117 crimes including homicides and forced disappearances committed from 2002 to 2006 by fighters under his command, the special tribunal said.
- A Colombian court sentenced former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso to 40 years in prison for crimes against Indigenous communities in La Guajira province from 2002 to 2006.
- Mancuso's sentence could be reduced to 8 years if he collaborates with truth and reparation activities benefiting victims of his former paramilitary group.
- After serving a US prison term for drug trafficking, Mancuso was repatriated to Colombia in 2024 and is now a designated 'peace facilitator' enabling him to mediate talks with armed groups.
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Salvatore Mancuso was sentenced to 40 years in prison for murders, disappearances and other crimes.
Salvatore Mancuso, a former paramilitary leader, has been sentenced by a Colombian court to 40 years in prison for 117 crimes committed against the indigenous Wayuu people. He is convicted of murder, among other things. The crimes allegedly occurred between 2002 and 2006. Mancuso was appointed by President Gustavo Petro in 2024 to mediate peace talks with a drug cartel, after returning from the United States...
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Colombian warlord sentenced to 40 years in prison after serving time for drug trafficking in the US
A Colombian court on Monday sentenced former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso to 40 years in prison for crimes committed against Indigenous communities in the province of La Guajira, that included homicides, forced disappearances and the displacement of people from 2002 to 2006.
Colombian warlord sentenced to 40 years in prison after serving time for drug trafficking in the U.S.
A Colombian court on Monday sentenced former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso to 40 years in prison for crimes committed against Indigenous communities in the province of La Guajira, including homicides, forced disappearances and the displacement of people from 2002 to…
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