Has Pres. Santos, desirous to meet his March 23 “deadline” for an overall peace agreement, ceded too much to the FARC on key matters in the agreement on victims/justice? Some would say yes, noting that under the victims’/justice agreement, FARC … [Continue reading]
19) Would Pres. Santos’ Cure Be Worse than the Malady, or the Best, Simplest Way? The Question of Ratifying an Eventual Overall Peace Accord
This new complex judicial equation and Pres. Santos’s steam-rolling through the Colombian Congress, controlled by his political coalition, controversial bills for legislative and Constitutional reform—including a new-fangled plebiscite–aimed to … [Continue reading]
20) Former President/Now Senator Uribe’s Possible Next Moves? The Retired Military Voice, Political Parties
As for the Uribistas and Centro Democratico, what could be their next moves? A peace process would be stronger with the participation of the political opposition—even if in only an observer or “watchdog” role—and would be incomplete without it. But … [Continue reading]
21) Other Questions about the Victims’/Justice Agreement
The voids, lagoons, still-unresolved imprecisions, and concerns go even beyond the main points Human Rights Watch takes issue with in its critical report about the agreement on victims/justice. The agreement on victims’/justice has basically a … [Continue reading]
22) Extradition, Cooperation on International Judicial and Security Issues
The United States State Department has made clear that US extradition orders against some FARC members remain intact and active, and that an eventual Colombian government-FARC peace accord protecting the FARC from extradition by the Colombian … [Continue reading]