Colombian authorities have released a suspect in an attack on prominent journalist Jineth Bedoya Lima. In 2000, Bedoya Lima was kidnapped, tortured and raped by a paramilitary group while she reported on the arms trade. The freed suspect, paramilitary fighter Alejandro Cárdenas Orozco, confessed to taking part, but later retracted. Bedoya plans to appeal for Orozco’s re-arrest, saying: “My heart is hurting, but my dignity is intact.”
Colombia Frees Prisoner Linked to Journalist’s Kidnapping
HeadlineJun 05, 2015