Posted by Tom Heyden | May 6, 2011 | News
A lawyer who represented several former paramilitary leaders, as well as the alleged perpetrators of a massacre in northern Colombia, is shot dead in a restaurant in Bello, Antioquia, Caracol reported Friday. Edquir Jose Lopez...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | May 5, 2011 | zSports
Colombian team Once Caldas have stunningly overturned a 2-1 home leg deficit to defeat Copa Libertadores favorites Cruzeiro 2-0 in Brazil and qualify for the quarter finals. After a disappointing 2-1 home loss in Manizales,...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | May 4, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has produced evidence that sheds light on the manner in which the major health sector corruption scandal operated, newspaper El Espectador reported Wednesday. Charges were...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | May 4, 2011 | News
Former Congressman German Olano said that he will fully comply with the Supreme Court during investigations into the Bogota corruption scandal that involved the fraudulent awarding of public works contracts in the capital city....
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | May 2, 2011 | News
Senator Roy Barreras, of the Partido de la U, is proposing a separate legal framework for the prosecution of military personnel suspected of criminal acts, Caracol Radio reported Sunday. Barreras, a loyal supporter of former...
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