Petro’s provisional response to Colombia’s security crisis
Colombia’s former president in Ukraine to urge global...
Medellin’s violent crime statistics drop significantly
Colombia’s unprecedented police purge causes controversy
Gustavo Petro
Francia Marquez
Colombia suspends ‘most important project of this century’
How to end the war in western Colombia?
Colombia’s government talks peace with ELN in Cuba
Colombia and Venezuela reestablish diplomatic ties
  • About
  • Support
  • Newsletter
  • Contact
Colombia News | Colombia Reports
  • News
    • General
    • Analysis
    • War and peace
    • Elections
    • Economy
    • Culture
    • Sports
    • Science and Tech
  • Travel
    • General
    • Bogota
    • Medellin
    • Cali
    • Cartagena
    • Antioquia
    • Caribbean
    • Pacific
    • Coffee region
    • Amazon
    • Southwest Colombia
    • Northeast Colombia
    • Central Colombia
  • Data
    • Economy
    • Crime and security
    • War and peace
    • Development
    • Cities
    • Regions
    • Provinces
  • Profiles
    • Organized crime
    • Politics
    • Armed conflict
    • Economy
    • Sports
  • Lite
  • Opinion
News

Agriculture official denied bail in corruption trial

by Toni Peters May 17, 2011

Colombia News - Juan David Ortega

A judge denies bail to a former secretary general of the Ministry of Agriculture who allegedly is involved in an agriculture subsidy corruption scandal.

The judge decided that Juan David Ortega did not have the right to house arrest or temporary liberty and is to remain in La Picota jail in Bogota.

The former official is charged with embezzlement of government money and having exercised insufficient control of contracts with third parties who ended up enriching themselves.

In the scandal, agricultural subsidies intended for poor, rural farming families lined the pockets of some of Colombia’s richest landowning families, beauty queens and families of politicians.

agriculturecorruptionjustice

Trending

  • Colombia suspends ‘most important project of this century’

  • Colombia’s new government proposes tax reform to finance ambitious agenda

  • Colombia’s largest paramilitary group announces unilateral ceasefire

Related articles

  • How serious is Colombia’s president-elect about fighting corruption?

  • Colombia’s army chief retires amid corruption scandals and escalation of violence

  • “Corruption cost Colombia’s peace process $119M”

  • RSS

@2008-2019 - Colombia Reports. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by Digitale Zaken and Parrolabs


Back To Top