International Herald Tribune

Colombia orders arrest of ex-general

Oct 11 -- Prosecutors have ordered the arrest of a second retired general in the disappearance of 12 people during the Colombian army's bloody 1985 retaking of the Palace of Justice from leftist rebels.

10 de octubre de 2008

The general, Jesus Armando Arias, led Bogota's army brigade during the assault.

Soldiers under his command escorted the disappeared — 11 cafeteria workers and a captured rebel — out of the palace after the military stormed it. Armed rebels seized the courts that same day.

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