Maria del Pilar Hurtado, a former director of Colombia’s intelligence agency DAS who is under investigation for her role in the illegal wiretapping of government critics, has requested political asylum in…
Felipe Muñoz, director of security agency DAS, denies talking to an official from the Prosecutor General’s Office about destroying evidence of the illegal wiretapping of government opponents. Muñoz says he…
Colombia’s new ambassador to the Vatican, former Press Secretary Cesar Mauricio Velasquez was ordered by the Prosecutor General’s Office to return to Colombia and respond to allegations he was involved…
Colombian Congress’ Accusation Commission officially opened an investigation into former President Alvaro Uribe’s involvement in the illegal wiretapping of his opponents. Representative Alfredo Bocanegra, who will head the investigation, announced…
Former President Alvaro Uribe’s chief of staff Bernardo Moreno, who was convicted of ordering illegal wiretaps, claimed Wednesday that his actions were legal and were backed by Uribe, reports El…
Colombian Liberal congressman Luis Fernando Velasco calls for the investigation of former President Alvaro Uribe over the illegal wiretapping of government opponents, reports El Espectador. Velasco warned that it is better…
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe announced Tuesday that he takes responsibility for the actions of his former personal secretary Bernardo Moreno in the wiretapping scandal. “I assume the judicial and…
The Prosecutor General’s Office has been asked to open an investigation into the funding of local politicians by foreign governments, as well as the influence of paramilitaries in the state.…
“For the last time,” Colombian President Alvaro Uribe denies ever having made a mistake in his political career following ongoing accusations of human right violations, policy failures and whatnot. “No,…