Colombian judge issues arrest warrant for Venezuelan lawmaker

The alternate president of Parlatino has been charged with three crimes related to supporting the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)

Figueroa participated in an act supporting a Peace Base on Wednesday (Handout Photo)

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A Colombian judge issued an arrest warrant against the Venezuelan deputy Amílcar Figueroa, under the charges of conspiracy to commit kidnapping, fund terrorism and training of illegal groups, for allegedly supporting a terrorist organization.

This is the first move against a foreign citizen investigated for his alleged ties with the FARC. On Thursday, at the request of an Anti-Terrorism Unit attorney, a Colombian judge issued an arrest warrant against Figueroa, reported the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo in Bogotá. The newspaper confirmed that the decision was notified to Interpol.

Figueroa, a left-leaning leader close to President Chávez, and alternate president of the Latin American Parliament was in Panama last week, where he was detained for several hours due to an arrest warrant issued in 1989.

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