With an Eye to Finalizing a Domestic Peace Accord, Colombia Denies Extradition of a FARC Member to the U.S.

On December 1, 2015, an executive order signed by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in October was made public, rejecting a U.S. request for the extradition of Juan Vicente Carvajal, better known by his nom de guerre Misael, who was charged with drug trafficking in New York.