The president of Colombia's Peace Court Patricia Linares demanded the Attorney General's office to respect the court's autonomy.
The President of Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) Patricia Linares condemned Thursday the General Attorney’s office for “meddling” in cases related to kidnappings by the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
In a statement, Linares said the Attorney General's office had “improperly meddled in its judicial autonomy and independence” by ordering an investigation into "Case 001," which is currently under review by the JEP, a judicial mechanism set up during the peace negotiations between the Colombian state and the now defunct FARC. Leer más...