Colombia Reactivates Arrest Warrants for Armed Group Leaders After Peace Talks End

Colombian prosecutors reactivated suspended arrest warrants against leaders of three illegal armed groups following the termination of peace negotiations.

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The Colombian Attorney General's Office issued Resolution 0263 of 2026 on a Tuesday to reactivate arrest warrants that had been suspended against former members of three illegal armed structures. ^[1] President Abelardo de la Espriella announced the termination of three peace negotiation tables initiated by the previous government of Gustavo Petro. ^[2] Alexander Díaz Mendoza, alias 'Calarcá', José Vicente Lesmes, alias 'Walter Mendoza', and Geovanny Andrés Rojas, alias 'Araña', are among the leaders whose arrest warrants were reactivated. ^[3] The reactivation of warrants follows the National Government's decision to terminate peace dialogue tables with these groups on August 28, 2026, and revoke the designation of their member representatives. ^[4] De la Espriella argued that there is no real and verifiable will for peace, nor a serious willingness to reintegrate into civil life or submit to justice. ^[5] De la Espriella stated that the peace processes were part of a false peace policy created by his predecessor that did not generate any results. ^[6] The President decided to end the processes by issuing nine resolutions targeting structures linked to alias 'Calarcá', the Coordinadora Nacional, the Ejército Bolivariano, frontier commands, and the autodefensas conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada. ^[7] The suspension of arrest warrants for these leaders was considered one of the last benefits remaining under the 'Total Peace' policy of former President Gustavo Petro. ^[8]

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President Abelardo de la Espriella announced the termination of three peace negotiation tables initiated by the previous government of Gustavo Petro. · El País

Alexander Díaz Mendoza, alias 'Calarcá', José Vicente Lesmes, alias 'Walter Mendoza', and Geovanny Andrés Rojas, alias 'Araña', are among the leaders whose arrest warrants were reactivated. · El Colombiano

The reactivation of warrants follows the National Government's decision to terminate peace dialogue tables with these groups on August 28, 2026, and revoke the designation of their member representatives. · El Colombiano

De la Espriella argued that there is no real and verifiable will for peace, nor a serious willingness to reintegrate into civil life or submit to justice. · El País

De la Espriella stated that the peace processes were part of a false peace policy created by his predecessor that did not generate any results. · El País

The President decided to end the processes by issuing nine resolutions targeting structures linked to alias 'Calarcá', the Coordinadora Nacional, the Ejército Bolivariano, frontier commands, and the autodefensas conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada. · El País

The suspension of arrest warrants for these leaders was considered one of the last benefits remaining under the 'Total Peace' policy of former President Gustavo Petro. · El Colombiano

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