Colombia Reports

Colombia fell from 70th to 75th place in an annual global measure of government transparency, revealed Transparency International on Tuesday.

According to reports Colombia had maintained a stable position at 70 throughout the last seven years however, the Corruption Perception Index 2009 revealed that this year, the country is showing signs of losing its battle against corruption.

The transparency survey ranked Colombia with 3.7 points out of 10, reported newsaper El Tiempo on Tuesday.

Despite improvement this year from Brazil, the survey further showed a general increase in corruption througout Latin America. Only in Chile and Uruguay (the only countries to have more than 6 points out of 10 in the survey index) did the public believe corruption to have noticably diminished

Colombia sits on a par with Brazil and Suriname in the Americas, at 10th place out of 28. Venezuela and Haiti emerged with the lowest results.

Colombia's government recently created a special police force with the role of identifying and preventing corruption. The strategy involves the giving of rewards and promotions to individuals who expose corrupt officials and their accomplices.

Huguette Labelle, President of Transparency International explained that "containing corruption required active control from legislative powers, an efficient justice system ... external corruption fighting organizations, forceful implementation of the law and a society dedicated to upholding the incentive."

For the complete Transparency International 2009 review click here.

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gringomedeliin said:

... Ashely not sure what your source was but it has a major error Colombia has not held steady for the last 7 years in fact if one goes to the groups web site they will find in the following rankings for Colombia 1998- 79 ,1999-72, 2000- 60, 2001-50, 2002- 57, 2003- 59, 2004-60, 2005-55, 2006-59, 2007-68, 2008-70 and 2009 75. Colombia has bounced all over the scale in the last 10 years from 50 to 79. in 2009 it is tied with Brazil. in other years it has also tied other countries. what is also interesting is the place for a number of other SA countries ranking much lower then Colombia. Venezuela come in at 162, Ecuador at 146. Boliva at 120. when compared to central/south america they are tied in 3rd place with brazil meaning coruption is worst in the other countries of the region.

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Gladys Mesa said:

... Colombian government created a special anticorrupcion force? But the goverrnment itseldf is the most corrupt, using millions of doalrs for agricultural develpment to pay back campaing supporter. The president' close friends and family are implicated in paramilitary activities. And his own children favored by adjudications of land woth millions. Who is watching the president and the congress ( 29 of congreess men and women are in prision or investigated by the Supreme Court., against the wishes of the president)?

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Adriaan said:

	... @ gringomedellin, The seven years of stability comes from El Tiempo. Thanks for reminding us never to trust them
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