Former secret service boss sentenced to jail for killing a humorist

A Colombian court today sentenced former deputy director of the secret services to 30 years in prison for killing humorist and popular journalist Jaime Garzon, who was shot in his car in Bogota 19 years ago. “Jose Miguel Narvaez asked paramilitary leader Carlos Castano to send a killer to kill [...]
“El Tiempo” and his media quoted by the court ruling.
Narvaese will also pay $130,000 in compensation to Garzon's family.
Garzon is thought to have angered many powerful people with his political radio and ironic television programs.












