Colombia’s drug policy of past 4 years a...
Medellin government rejects ‘illegitimate’ interim mayor
Electoral violence in Colombia doubled since 2018
Colombia legalizes assisted suicide in historic ruling
Why Colombia’s upcoming elections could trigger a crisis
Colombia’s inspector general suspends mayors on election meddling...
Daniel Quintero
Colombia made $1.2B available for possible slush funds
Did Colombia ‘disappear’ jailed narco with alleged ties...
AGC kill 26 during 4-day terror campaign in...
  • About
  • Support
  • Exclusives
  • Newsletter
  • Contact
Colombia News | Colombia Reports
  • News
    • General
    • Analysis
    • War and peace
    • Elections
    • Economy
    • Culture
    • Sports
    • Science and Tech
  • Travel
    • General
    • Bogota
    • Medellin
    • Cali
    • Cartagena
    • Antioquia
    • Caribbean
    • Pacific
    • Coffee region
    • Amazon
    • Southwest Colombia
    • Northeast Colombia
    • Central Colombia
  • Data
    • Economy
    • Crime and security
    • War and peace
    • Development
    • Cities
    • Regions
    • Provinces
  • Profiles
    • Organized crime
    • Politics
    • Armed conflict
    • Economy
    • Sports
  • Lite
  • Opinion
News

House arrest for Minister’s brother

by Adriaan Alsema September 26, 2008

A Medellín judge ruled Guillermo Valencia Cossio, resigned director of the city’s prosecution and brother of Colombia’s Interior of Justice
Minister is sentenced to house arrest until after his corruption trial.

The judge considered the prosecution’s evidence sufficient to temporarily deny the Minister’s brother his liberty to leave his home. The prosecution accuses the Minister’s brother of having ties to alleged drug lord ‘Don Mario’.

In a five hour session the prosecution presented evidence that will have to prove Valencia was guilty of conspiracy to commit a crime, aggravated unlawful enrichment, destroying or hiding documents, disclosure of judicial secrecy and the abuse of secret information.

Valencia denies the accusations and pleaded not guilty. “The important thing is that today I start the trial in which I will prove I am innocent,” he said just before the beginning of the hearing.

Valencia’s defense’s objection the arrest of the former prosecution chief was waved by the judge.

 

Trending

  • AGC kill 26 during 4-day terror campaign in northern Colombia

  • Why Colombia’s upcoming elections could trigger a crisis

  • Colombia’s inspector general suspends mayors on election meddling charges

  • RSS

@2008-2019 - Colombia Reports. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by Digitale Zaken and Parrolabs


Back To Top