Colombian general convicted in 1989 political assassination

Source: Associated Press

Colombian general convicted in 1989 political assassination
Nov 24, 9:39 PM EST

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- A retired Colombian general has been found guilty and sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in the 1989 assassination of a top presidential contender.

The murder of cartel-fighting politician Luis Carlos Galan marks one of the bloodiest chapters in Colombia's history, one depicted in the hit Netflix series "Narcos."

On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that Miguel Maza, who then headed Colombia's intelligence agency, paved the way for the murder by weakening Galan's security detail days before he was gunned down at a campaign rally.

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