Former senator Avendaño arrested for alleged bribery

According to Medina, Avendaño received in between 200 and 400 million Colombian peso (US$106 – 212 thousand) to vote in favor of the constitutional change to make the immediate re-election of the President possible.President Uribe and some former and current members of the administration are also under investigation for their part in the alleged bribery.

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