The story of Andrés Felipe Arias is a grim reminder of the political kneecapping that often passes for justice in Colombia, and his detention last month in the U.S. is an attempt to finish the job. Mr. Arias was Colombian minister of agriculture until February 2009, when he resigned to run for the Conservative Party nomination for president in 2010. The UCLA-trained economist was widely viewed as outgoing President Álvaro Uribe’s...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 11, 2016 21:45 UTC