Colombia’s Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez asked Congress Wednesday to extend the statute of limitations in corruption cases against public officials from five years to eight, reported El Espectador. In a discussion during…
Colombia’s inspector general orders the Constitutional Court to overturn an extension of the state of emergency declared after the disastrous rainy season, Colombian media reported Tuesday. Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez…
Colombia’s inspector general has dismissed the appeal of a former senator convicted of corruption, meaning that he will continue to be banned from holding public office for 15 years, El…
Colombia’s Supreme Court dismisses an appeal to restore Piedad Cordoba to her former post in the Senate, El Espectador reported Wednesday. Former Senator Piedad Cordoba is barred from holding public…
Directors of construction firm the Nule Group repeat their corruption allegations against Bogota politicians, while the inspector general rules that their incriminating tape recording is legally admissable as evidence, Caracol…
Colombia’s State Council requests a disciplinary investigation into the former inspector general, who allegedly ordered the illegal wiretapping of over 50 state officials. Edgardo Maya Villazon, who stepped down in…
Colombia’s inspector general has begun oral proceedings against Bogota politicians who are accused of fraudulently awarding public works contracts. Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez believes that he has collected enough evidence…
In an exceptionally fierce letter, Colombia’s Inspector General rejected former President Alvaro Uribe’s criticism on the functioning of Colombia’s justice system. In the open letter, Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez said…
Colombia’s Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez denied accusations from former President Alvaro Uribe that the Supreme Court pressured Ordoñez to rule against government officials, reports El Espectador. The ex-president said that the Supreme Court had…