While awaiting trial for corruption allegations, the former mayor of Bogota, Samuel Moreno was denied bail Thursday.
BACKGROUND: Suspended Bogota mayor taken to prison
A criminal court judge reportedly claimed that the complexity of the process meant a public hearing must be pushed back even further, which is a sufficient enough reason to continue
The disgraced former mayor’s most recent plea for bail was in July of 2012. He is currently being held in Bogota’s La Picota prison.
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