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In New Indictment Against Nicolas Maduro, He Is Linked to Former FARC Leader

In just a few days, former FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri, known within that guerrilla group as “Timochenko,” has suffered three major setbacks. First, a 2019 statement he made before the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) was revealed, in which he claimed that his armed group had criteria to guarantee the “good treatment” of kidnapped […]

In New Indictment Against Nicolas Maduro, He Is Linked to Former FARC Leader

Former FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri, also known as "Timochenko," has faced three significant challenges recently. In 2019, he made a statement to the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) where he discussed criteria for ensuring the "good treatment" of kidnapped individuals, appearing to smile. This week, the political party formed from the FARC's demobilization, known as Comunes and led by Londoño Echeverri, lost its legal status due to not meeting the necessary requirements to retain its political party recognition.

Furthermore, on October 8, a revised indictment was filed by the United States against former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, which includes Londoño Echeverri. The amended charges allege a meeting between Maduro, Flores, and other FARC leaders in March 2013 to discuss an alleged debt related to drug trafficking, with discussions of Maduro potentially selling oil illegally to the group.

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