Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe and his party have never won a presidential election without the admitted help of drug traffickers. Uribe’s Democratic Center party is currently in trouble for…
Colombia’s Supreme Court jailed another member of the country’s ruling elite on charges he used a designated terrorist group to gain political power. Former Senator David Char is a member…
Colombia’s imprisoned former health minister has admitted to bribing members of congress to allow the 2006 reelection of former President Alvaro Uribe, local media reported Tuesday. While applying to be…
Former President Alvaro Uribe himself should be held legally responsible for the 2004 bribery of Congress that allowed his 2006 reelection, one of the convicted politicians said.
Colombia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday sentenced two former ministers to six years and eight months in prison for bribing members of Congress to approve legislation that allowed the 2006 reelection of former…
A former congressman from the east of Colombia was called to trial Wednesday to respond to accusations he has collaborated with rebel group FARC.
Two former ministers on Monday began defending themselves before Colombia’s Supreme Court about their alleged involvement in the bribery of a former and convicted congresswoman in order to secure a…
Colombia’s Congress on Tuesday ordered the Prosecutor General’s Office to investigate two ex-ministers who are accused of having bribed congressmen to approve legislation necessary for former President Alvaro Uribe’s 2006…
According to the court, Medina had “decided to betray the trust and collective interest in exchange for gifts and bureaucratic promises in her personal interest.”Medina earlier had admitted she had…