The former editor of an activist website linked to Colombia’s separatist militant group, the Farc, last week had an eight year prison sentenced overturned, reports Colombian media.
The ruling against Joaquin Perez Becerra was overturned by a court in Bogota, which determined there was no evidence found demonstrating Becerra's involvement in the ‘crime of conspiracy.’
Becerra spent two years in prison accused of promoting and building international relationships for the Farc.
The Farc, in recent months, have been in negotiations with the Colombian government, which have resulted in a number of successful agreements between two parties.
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