PoliBlog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... are “getting worse.” If Uribe is not allowed allowed to run, this poll predicts that uribista Juan Manuel Santos and independent Sergio Fajardo would emerge from the first round of the presidential election to face off in the second round (two different scenarios are provided in the poll). 80% of respondents have a negative view of Venezuela. 71% of respondents have no strong...
Indymedia ireland (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
In February, he was denounced in TV by Uribe as an “accomplice to terrorism” because of his coverage of the unilateral liberation of hostages by the FARC-EP [1], while the then Defence Minister, Juan Manuel Santos, said what he had done was tantamount to “endorsing criminality” [2]. After that, when the DAS phone tapping scandal broke out, it was discovered that the State intelligence...
Ecuador Rising - Hatarinchej (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Colombia Reports, 20 October 2009 Ecuador's National Court of Justice declined to process an extradition request involving the former defense minister of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, upon finding that the judge making the request had incomplete documentation. A court official who declined to be named saying he was not authorized to give information, told the AP that "as soon...
Ecuador Rising - Hatarinchej (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Colombia Reports, 22 October 2009 For the controversial assault in question, 'Operation Phoenix', Ecuadorian courts have requested the extradition of the Police Director, General Oscar Naranjo. In addition to Naranjo, Ecuador want Colombia's former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos and the Commander of Colombia's Armed Forces General Freddy Padilla de Leon extradited, claimed...
Colombia Reports (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Saturday defended top Colombian military officials who are being the subject of criminal investigations in Ecuador over the cross-border bombing of a FARC camp in 2008.According to the President, former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos, Armed Forces commander Freddy Padilla, former army commander Mario Montoya and National Police director Oscar...
Colombia Reports (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Colombia's Ministry of Defense requested Thursday that Ecuador's authorities investigate the judge who seeks to extradite former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos and Commander of the Amed Forces, Freddy Padilla de Leon.Defense Minister Gabriel Silva said that the investigation represents dark motives against the Colombian government, ."We have recommended that the Ecuadorian...
Colombia Reports (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
The independence of the newsrooms of both El Tiempo and RCN have long been doubted by media critics. El Tiempo editor Enrique Santos is the brother of former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos and cousin of vice-President Francisco Santos. RCN boss Carlos Ardila Lulle is one of Colombia's most powerful businessmen with interests in the country's soft drink, agricultural,...
Colombia Reports (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
... President Rafael Correa will not interfere in the case against former Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos for an attack that killed the number two FARC leader Raul Reyes in March 2008."We will not renounce the international trials, both those which we took to the International Criminal Court in The Hague [regarding the spraying of drug crops] with glyphosate, and...
Ecuador Rising - Hatarinchej (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
... breaking diplomatic ties and resulted in Ecuador calling to extradite former Colombian Minister Juan Manuel Santos to face charges in Ecuador over the cross-border raid. At the direction of Colombia President Alvaro Uribe, Silva Lujan said he will deliver information on the continued FARC operations wthin Ecuador’s borders to its government in “the coming days.”...
Colombia Reports (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
The Partido de La U today announced their compliance with former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos´ refusal to take the place of Luis Carlos Restrepo, who resigned as party leader on Monday.
Colombia Reports (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Colombian and Ecuadorean attempts to normalize relations suffered a setback Friday when news broke that an Ecuadorean judge had requested to extradite Colombia's former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos.
Ecuador Rising - Hatarinchej (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
... months ago requested an international arrest warrant for Colombia’s former defense minister, Juan Manuel Santos, who ordered the raid, and Colombia subsequently released a video showing a rebel commander talking about contributions to Correa’s electoral campaign. EFE
Colombia Reports (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
His arguments were supported by the director of the Prosecutor's investigation body, Marlú Mendez, who said that studies showed that the fingerprint had not been directly made by Arango Bacci. Peñate contradicted these claims, and added that the test results were made known to the defense minister at the time, Juan Manuel Santos.
