Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 24, 2010 | News
Political leaders from both Colombia’s coalition and opposition parties on Wednesday rejected statements by former President Alvaro Uribe, who defended the political asylum of his former intelligence chief claiming his...
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Colombia has been promised almost $8 million in foreign aid to deal with the emergency situation caused by this year’s extended rainy season that killed more than 150 and left more than 1.3 million victims. According to...
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David Murcia, director of Colombian pyramid scheme DMG, pleaded guilty to money laundering charges before a New York court, his attorney said Wednesday. In an interview with Caracol Radio, Murcia’s attorney Robert Abreu...
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Costa Rica on Tuesday said it had rejected a request for political asylum from former Colombian Interior and Justice Minister Sabas Pretelt de la Vega, who is under investigation for allegedly bribing congressmen to approve the...
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Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe on Tuesday expressed his support for his former intelligence director’s political asylum in Panama. According to Uribe, former intelligence officials who are investigated for...
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