Colombia’s ‘Katrina’
Colombian media and public figures compare the catastrophic floods in northern Colombia with those caused by “Katrina,” the hurricane that hit the U.S. city of New Orleans in 2005. According to weekly Semana, the...
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Supreme Court president resigns
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 15, 2010 | News
The president of Colombia’s Supreme Court announced his resignation on Tuesday. Magistrate Jaime Arrubla Paucar’s resignation comes a year after he was elected president of the court. Arrubla will be succeeded by...
Read MoreColombian ‘model-turned-drug lord’ called to trial
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 15, 2010 | Lite
A Colombian former beauty queen and model was called to trial to face drug trafficking charges, Argentine judicial sources told French press agency AFP. The 31-year-old Angie Sanclemente Valencia was told to appear before a...
Read MoreArmy murder suspect sent on ‘OAS mission’
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 15, 2010 | News
A Colombian army colonel suspected of having ordered the extrajudicial execution of four civilians is not able to appear before court, because he is in Washington on an Organization of American States (OAS) mission, the army...
Read MoreProsecutor general slams attorneys who delay cases
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 15, 2010 | News
Colombia’s outgoing prosecutor general on Wednesday called for legislation to prosecute defense attorneys who use “tricks” to delay criminal trials against their clients. According to Prosecutor General...
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