Uribe turns against Colombia’s anti-corruption referendum
The party of Colombia’s President Ivan Duque has retracted its support for an...
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House approves text for Anti-Corruption Statute
A plenary session of the House of Representatives unanimously approved the text of a statute that aims to cut Colombia’s political corruption, newspaper El Espectador reported Tuesday. The proposed Anti-Corruption Statute...
Anti-corruption statute approved
An anti-corruption statute has been approved, stating that financial advances granted by the state to contractors to carry out public works must now be handled by a financial company acting as a trustee, El Espectador reported...
Congress clashes over proposal to reduce corruption sentences
A new debate has broken out in Congress over sentencing laws in the proposed Anti-Corruption Statute. The current debate centers on an article of the statute that, if passed, would reduce prison sentences for persons convicted...
Inspector general requests tighter anti-corruption measures
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...
