Ex-senator Piedad Cordoba is demanding a criminal investigation of Colombia’s Defense Minister and Inspector General for accusing the ex-senator of inciting violence, reported local media Tuesday. Cordoba’s attorney, Luis Guillermo…
Former Colombian congressman German Olano Becerra sues the government for $86,000 for moral, economical and psychological damages after being accused in a well-publicized corruption case, Colombia’s W Radio reported Tuesday.…
The Supreme Court tabled a complaint against Colombia’s inspector general for attacking reproductive rights. Women’s Link Worldwide, a women’s rights NGO, filed an official complaint against Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez…
Former agriculture minister Andres Felipe Arias demands more than $300,000 in damages from the Colombian state to avoid a lawsuit over his dismissal following corruption charges. In documents filed to…
Colombia’s Inspector General has criticized the “overuse” of the social networking website Twitter by the country’s public officials, newspaper El Espectador reported Sunday. Alejandro Ordoñez Maldonado says the publication of formal…
Colombia’s Inspector General began an investigation Thursday against former Interior and Justice Minister Fabio Valencia Cossio for allegedly ignoring internally displaced people. Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez Maldonado accused Cossio of…
Colombia’s Conservative Party announced on Thursday that they would like to have the current inspector general as their nominee for the 2014 presidential elections. Conservative Party Chairman Senator Jose Dario…
President Juan Manuel Santos signed a decree on Tuesday appointing Colombia’s Inspector General to supervise, control and monitor the former DAS’ intelligence files. In a public statement, Santos said that this…
Colombia’s Supreme Court decided Thursday to end an investigation against the Inspector General, Alejandro Ordoñez, over his alleged role in a bribery scandal, according to Colombian newspaper El Espectador. Ordoñez…