Santos was ‘not backing Inspector General’
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said Tuesday he was “not backing the Inspector General” against the court by saying that he had the right to stand for re-election. Santos said…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said Tuesday he was “not backing the Inspector General” against the court by saying that he had the right to stand for re-election. Santos said…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said that the controversial inspector general has every right to seek re-election, according to Radio Caracol on Tuesday. In an interview on Medellin television station Teleantioqia…
Prominent lawyers from Colombia’s inspector general’s office quit after being ordered to change their comments on abortion, reported local media Friday. Inspector General lawyers Ilva Myriam Hoyos and Maria Eugenia…
Former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe slams comments made Friday by the Inspector General concerning his term of government. The ex-president responded to Alejandro Ordoñez Maldonado’s criticism of his “error” in not…
Colombia’s inspector general on Wednesday asked insight into the judicial process against former President Alvaro Uribe’s then-security chief who has confessed to collaborating with paramilitary groups. IG Alejandro Ordoñez said…
The Colombian government on Tuesday opposed a proposal to hold a referendum on drug legalization in the country. Justice Minister Ruth Stella Correa assured that for now the government will…
Colombia should hold a referendum on whether it should legalize drug use, the country’s Inspector General said Friday. Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez, a conservative catholic and vociferous opponent of lenient…
Colombia’s inspector general retracted his statement that Bogota’s mayor “must be smoking pot” for suggesting the city set up drug use centers to keep addicts off the street, local media…
Colombia’s inspector general says Bogota’s mayor Gustavo Petro’s proposal to create state-run drug consumption centers is “unconstitutional.” Alejandro Ordoñez said he would send a letter to Petro reminding him to respect…