On 6th November 1985, a commando of guerrillas from Movimiento 19 de abril (M-19) assaulted the Palace of Justice in Bogota in an attempt to put the President at that time, Belisario Betancur,[1] on trial politically, “as a reaction to what it considered to be breaches [by the government] of the peace agreements reached the year before”.[2] Continue reading Palace of Justice
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Illegal activities by the DAS
The Department of Administrative Security (DAS) was, until 2011, the main Colombian State intelligence agency and answered directly to the Presidency. Continue reading Illegal activities by the DAS