Colombian ELN Leaders Receive Over 58 Years in Prison for Targeted Killings of Peace Advocates
Colombia’s judiciary delivers a decisive blow to the ELN guerrilla leadership, sentencing them to decades behind bars for assassinating former FARC members who sought peace, exposing ongoing threats to regional stability with direct implications for U.S. national security interests.
In a landmark ruling underscoring the persistent dangers posed by leftist insurgents, Colombia’s justice system has handed down a staggering 58-and-a-half-year prison sentence to the top commanders of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN). This verdict comes after painstaking investigations revealed their direct involvement in the brutal murder of three signatories of Colombia’s 2016 peace agreement, a crime that threatens not only Colombia's sovereignty but also regional stability vital to American interests. Has Washington Done Enough to Shield Our Hemisphere From Guerrilla Violence? The convicted leaders include notorious figures such as Nicolás Rodríguez Bautista (aka Gabino) and Israel Ramírez Pineda...
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