Colombia: Farc expels five leaders who 'refused to accept peace'

Colombia's Farc rebel group has expelled five regional leaders for refusing to demobilize and join a peace process agreed with the government.

The group urged other members not to pursue what it called futureless path. 

Under the terms of the accord, the rebels will give up their armed struggle and become a political party.

There are concerns that many rebels would prefer to remain in the highly profitable cocaine smuggling business that the Farc controlled in some areas.

Profits from the production of cocaine and drug trafficking was used to finance the rebel movement operations.
 
SOURCE: BBC NEWS