The case of Simón Trinidad, leader of the former armed guerrilla organization Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), who was extradited to the United States in 2004 and sentenced to 60 year…
The article was a little confusing, he was a high ranking member but never the leader. Tirofijo was the leader from the late 60s until 2008. Alfonso Cano led for a few years before he was killed in a raid. He was also a hardliner, peace would have been unlikely.
This is not a super surprising move. The last FARC leader Timochenko is free and the president of the successor political party, I’m sure the US would prefer he and others were also in a US prison instead of Colombian politics. They seem to be doing a good job of reintegrating, at least from the outside. There are dissidents that continue to fight, but in much smaller numbers.
The article was a little confusing, he was a high ranking member but never the leader. Tirofijo was the leader from the late 60s until 2008. Alfonso Cano led for a few years before he was killed in a raid. He was also a hardliner, peace would have been unlikely.
This is not a super surprising move. The last FARC leader Timochenko is free and the president of the successor political party, I’m sure the US would prefer he and others were also in a US prison instead of Colombian politics. They seem to be doing a good job of reintegrating, at least from the outside. There are dissidents that continue to fight, but in much smaller numbers.