Posted by Edward Fox | Feb 23, 2011 | News
Cables released by WikiLeaks on Wednesday give details on illegal wiretapping carried out by members of Colombia’s police, army and Prosecutor General’s Office against a Supreme Court magistrate. A cable dated...
Read MorePosted by Edward Fox | Feb 22, 2011 | News
Government plans for a change in the regulatory system for truckers has drawn criticism from Senator Plinio Olano, who said the new scheme could facilitate drug trafficking, reports El Espectador. Olano, who is chairing the 6th...
Read MorePosted by Edward Fox | Feb 22, 2011 | News
The U.S. Embassy suspected a former Supreme Court president of obstructing investigations into the paramilitary ties of politicians from the magistrate’s home region, according to a WikiLeaks cable. In a cable dated...
Read MorePosted by Edward Fox | Feb 22, 2011 | News
The President of the Supreme Court, Judge Humberto Camilo Tarquin, has announced that, despite previous reports, Mario Uribe will not be investigated for crimes against humanity. According to media on Tuesday, the Judge said,...
Read MorePosted by Edward Fox | Feb 21, 2011 | News
The government appeals to the House of Representatives to approve the Citizen Security project, a series of laws intended to help combat neo-paramilitary gangs. According to Justice and Interior Minister German Vargas Lleras,...
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