Colombian registrar arrested for helping neo-paramilitary steal land

[Judi Lynn]

Colombian registrar arrested for helping neo-paramilitary steal land
Tuesday, 24 May 2011 10:03
Marguerite Cawley

Colombia's Prosecutor General's Office has arrested the registrar for the San Martin municipality, located in the central department of Meta, for allegedly assisting a fallen neo-paramilitary boss in robbing government land, W Radio reported Tuesday.

Juan de Jesus Gomez Rodriguez was arrested based on accusations made by the Notary and Registry Superintendent Jorge Enrique Velez. He faces charges of ideological deceit and falsification of public documents in the awarding of a false title to a 42,000 acre farm belonging to the Colombian government.

According to Velez, the land was illegitimately taken by the now-deceased boss of neo-paramilitary organization ERPAC, Pedro Oliveiro Guerrero, alias "Cuchillo," with the assistance of Gomez Rodriguez and other public employees.

The Guarcu farm, located in the Mapiripan municipality, Meta department, belonged to the Colombian government's rural development agency Incoder, which is in charge of providing rural communities with the necessary tools for social and economic growth.

More:
http://www.colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/16482-colombian-registrar-arrested-for-helping-neo-paramilitary-steal-land.html

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Narco-paramilitary Juan de Jesus Gomez Rodriguez,
"Cuchillo", responsible for killing at least 3,000
Colombians, killed by Colombian police, 12-25-2010.