Former intelligence chief convicted of "aggravated torture" of Colombian journalist sentenced to 12 years in prison

A Bogota judge has sentenced a former intelligence chief to 12 years in prison for crimes including "aggravated torture" of a journalist, the Colombian public prosecutor's office said.

Enrique Ariza, former head of Colombia's defunct DAS intelligence service, was convicted of "persecution, harassment" and other crimes against journalist Claudia Julieta Duque, the prosecutor's office said Thursday.

Ariza was found guilty of "the crime of aggravated torture," it said on social media.