Uribe 'parapolitics' witness not to be extradited to US: Santos .
Uribe 'parapolitics' witness not to be extradited to US: Santos .
Wednesday, 22 August 2012 10:46 Katharina Wecker
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos announced Wednesday that a former paramilitary who has accused former president Alvaro Uribe of links to paramilitary groups will not be extradited to the United States.
"To inform our appreciated Alfonso Gomez, last week we have decided together with the Ministry of Justice not to extradite 'El Canoso' for now," tweeted Santos.
Santos responded to former top Prosecutor General official Gomez' plea not to extradite ex-AUC commander and to force El Canoso to respond for his crimes in Colombia and to tell the truth about what he knows, including links to politicians, businessmen and members of Armed Forces, before he would be extradited to the U.S.
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El Canoso claimed to have given money to Uribe's 2002 election campaign and said he has been a "personal friend" of Uribe's sons Geronimo and Tomas, who he accused of having ties to ex-politician Hector Ignacio Rodriguez, extradited to the U.S. for drug trafficking earlier this year.
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