Court orders release of Medellin Cartel founder Carlos Lehder
A Bogota court ordered the release of founding Medellin Cartel member Carlos Lehder, claiming his arrest on Friday had been illegal. Lehder was arrested after he returned to Colombia 38…
Colombia arrests Medellin Cartel founder Carlos Lehder
Colombia’s migration authority jailed Medellin Cartel founder Carlos Lehder after he arrived in the capital Bogota on Friday. Lehder was detained on El Dorado Airport while trying to enter the…
Bogota court dismisses Uribe defense’s bias claim, orders trial resumption
A Bogota court dismissed a bias claim against the judge who has been trying Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe, allowing the trial to continue after a week-long suspension. According to…
Colombia’s Supreme Court opens new Uribe investigation
Colombia’s Supreme Court has opened a criminal investigation against former President Alvaro Uribe for receiving a campaign contribution from an alleged drug trafficker in 2018. Uribe announced the criminal investigation…
Colombia’s Ombudsman urges reform as healthcare crisis deepens
Colombia’s Ombudsman’s Office urged the Senate to consider the government’s proposal to reform the country’s public health system, which has been in crisis for decades. In a letter the Senate,…
Colombia’s Supreme Court suspends Uribe trial
Colombia’s Supreme Court ordered to suspend the trial against former President President Alvaro Uribe while a peer confirms or challenges the judge’s impartiality The order was issued in response to…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal finds human remains on Bogota army base
A forensics team of Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP has found human remains at the former headquarters of military intelligence in the capital Bogota, W Radio reported. The remains were…
Senate commission sinks labor reform despite mass protests throughout Colombia
A 14-member commission of Colombia’s Senate voted against a labor reform despite mass protests in favor that had been called by President Gustavo Petro. As expected, eight senators who had…
Petro calls for permanent protests in support of labor referendum
President Gustavo Petro called on his supporters to organize permanent protests in support of a popular vote that would improve labor conditions in Colombia. Petro spoke before tens of thousands…