A former adviser to ex-Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias, who is currently in jail awaiting trial for embezzling millions of dollars in agricultural subsidies, has claimed that Arias was fully responsible…
Members of Colombia’s criminal investigation unit (SIJIN) unexpectedly visited the house of the judge who recently sentenced former Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias to a military detention center. “On Friday…
Ex-President Alvaro Uribe defended members of his administration and suggested that corruption cases brought against them might be motivated by “judicial revenge” in an interview with Terra TV. Concerning the…
Colombia’s former president Alvaro Uribe has paid a visit to his former agriculture minister who is behind bars awaiting trial for allegedly embezzling $25 million in state subsidies. According to…
The wife and two children of former Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias have left Colombia after being threatened, several Colombian media reported Friday. “His family has been victim of numerous…
Former President Alvaro Uribe’s accusations of a judicial conspiracy against ex-Minister Andres Felipe Arias are not sustained by evidence, said the president of the judiciary’s disciplinary chamber according to El…
Former President Alvaro Uribe insisted that his ex-Agricultural Minister Andres Felipe Arias “did not steal.” He implied that Arias’ incarceration is part of a conspiracy within the judicial branch. In…
Recently incarcerated former Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias will be transferred to a military detention center amid concerns for his safety, various media reported Wednesday. Judicial authorities and Colombia’s prison…
Former Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias, on trial for allegedly embezzling $25 million in government funds, did not steal one peso, said his then-employer, ex-President Alvaro Uribe Saturday. Uribe, speaking…