The director of Colombia’s prison authority and the director of Bogota’s largest prison for women were sacked on Wednesday after the mouth-dropping prison break of a congresswoman. The escape of…
A former congresswoman escaped prison while on medical leave, Colombia’s prison authority said Tuesday. Former senator-elect Aida Merlano was sentenced to 15 years in prison for election fraud last month,…
For the first time in recent memory, Colombia’s Supreme Court jailed an elected lawmaker on election fraud claims. Senator-elect Aida Merlano was jailed in “The Good Shepherd” prison in Bogota…
Prosecutors in northern Colombia found firearms and a large pile of cash in the campaign office of a lawmaker two days after she was elected Senator. According to Prosecutor Nestor…