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The Palace of Justice Trial Revisited | Colombia News
A Miami civil trial is unfolding over the 1985 Palace of Justice siege in Colombia, targeting retired Colonel Luis Alfonso Plazas Vega for alleged torture and murder of Judge Carlos Horacio Urán — not criminal charges, but a quest for justice and compensation. Video evidence shows Urán alive and escorted out, yet his body was later found with a fatal gunshot wound, raising chilling questions about what happened after he left the building. Though Plazas Vega was once convicted in Colombia for disappearances, that ruling was overturned in 2015. Now, facing U.S. civil court under a…
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