Colombia's lower house on Monday rejected President Ivan Duque's sugge...
FILE PHOTO - Colombian President Ivan Duque speaks during a hearing at the Constitutional Court in Bogota, Colombia March 7, 2019. Courtesy of Colombian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS
Duque had asked legislators to review six parts of the law that regulates the Special Jurisdiction for Peace court, which was created as part of a 2016 peace deal between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebels. The changes had been widely expected to be defeated because the peace accord is now part of the country’s constitution and changes to it require a two-thirds majority in the legislature.
Duque was elected on a promise to modify the peace accord, arguing it is too easy on former guerrillas. He asked congress to back better clarification of extradition rules, FARC repayment of conflict victims and to toughen sentencing.
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