Senator Javier Caceres, who was arrested Tuesday over parapolitics allegations and subsequently rushed to a Bogota hospital, has been declared in stable condition by the director of the hospital. Former Senate…
The written statement that former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe presented to the Colombian Supreme Court regarding his cousin Mario Uribe’s alleged involvement in “parapolitics” has been made public. Caracol Radio…
Colombian former representative Miguel Angel Rangel Sosa was sentenced to seven years and six months in jail for ties to paramilitary death squads, and must pay a fine of COP334 million…
Colombian Congressional President Armando Benedetti announced that arrested senator Javier Caceres can not be replaced by a party member and his seat must stay empty. The senator’s seat must stay…
At least 1,500 of Cali‘s 10,000 city officials are under disciplinary investigation by the city’s Office of Municipal Planning and Discipline Inspection. Disciplinary official Maria Grace Figueroa told local newspaper…
Colombia’s Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez announced Thursday that former Interior and Justice Minister Sabas Pretelt de la Vega has officially requested that bribery charges against him be dropped. “This morning…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos’ decision to name Andres Felipe Arias as Colombia’s new ambassador to Rome has stirred controversy in the Andean nation,as the former agricultural minister is currently under investigation…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos accepted the resignation of Colombian ambassador to Rome Sabas Pretelt de la Vega, who is standing trial on corruption charges, and replaced him with Andres Felipe…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office called former Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias for questioning over the alleged illegal granting of government subsidies to powerful families. The former minister will have to answer…