COLOMBIAN FARC REBELS DUE TO HAND OVER LAUNDERED ASSETS TO FUND VICTIMS’ REPARATIONS
July 1st, 2017
AT the end of June, Colombia’s FARC guerrillas handed in over 7,000 weapons to bring a close to over 50 years of armed struggle with the government. However, the next stage in the peace process is proving an even thornier issue than disarmament: surrendering their assets from laundered criminal wealth.
According to the terms of the peace agreement signed late last year by the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – FARC), the rebels must hand over a full inventory of their assets, ...
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