Subsidy scandal a ‘trap’: Arias, Uribe
The subsidy scandal which caused the barring from public office of former Agricultural Minister Andres Felipe Arias is a trap, Arias and his former boss, ex-President Alvaro Uribe, said Tuesday.…
The subsidy scandal which caused the barring from public office of former Agricultural Minister Andres Felipe Arias is a trap, Arias and his former boss, ex-President Alvaro Uribe, said Tuesday.…
Former Agricultural Minister Andres Felipe Arias was barred on Tuesday from holding public office for 16 years for granting government subsidies to politically powerful families rather than poor farmers for whom the…
Colombia’s prosecutor general will ask the court to put former Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias in jail while on trial for corruption charges, several media reported Monday. According to the…
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has continued to maintain the innocence of ex-Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias, implicated in the major ministry scandal regarding the misallocation of government funds. In…
The prosecutor general will open a new investigation into former Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias, for allegedly making suspicious amendments to requirements for holding a ministry position. Amid an ongoing…
Former Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias accused Colombian authorities of pressuring former colleagues to testify against him in the Agro Ingreso Seguro (AIS) scandal investigation, in a Monday interview with…
Colombia’s comptroller general orders the seizure of goods and money belonging to ex-Agriculture Ministers Andres Felipe Arias and Andres Dario Fernandez as part of investigations into the misuse of government…
Former Minister for Agriculture Andres Felipe Arias used his speech at the “Conservative Party Thought in the 21st Century,” forum to attack Colombia’s renewed ties with Venezuela, W Radio reported Thursday.…
Colombia’s former Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias on Monday accused British magazine The Economist of deviating from the truth and damaging his “honor, prestige and reputation.” In mid-2009, Arias was…