Panama’s Supreme Court denies final appeal from Colombia’s ex-spy chief
Panama’s Supreme Court denied a final appeal presented by Maria del Pilar Hurtado,...
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Victims of wiretapping scandal call for deportation of Colombia’s ex-spy chief from Panama
Victims of an illegal wiretapping scandal involving Colombia’s former intelligence director...
Colombia’s ex-intelligence director appeals verdict against her asylum in Panama
Colombia’s ex-director of intelligence Maria del Pilar Hurtado has appealed the recent...
Uribe admits ‘recommending’ aides to seek asylum
Former President Alvaro Uribe has admitted that he recommended Maria del Pilar Hurtado, the allegedly corrupt ex-DAS director currently protected in Panama despite Colombian extradition requests, to seek asylum due to a...
Charges sought against ex-DAS director and Uribe aide for wiretapping
The prosecutor general filed a request before the Superior Court of Bogota to press charges against a former director of DAS and ex President Alvaro Uribe’s chief of staff for illegal wiretapping, local media reported...
Panama stands by asylum offer to former DAS director
Panama is standing by its offer of asylum to the former head of the Colombian intelligence agency DAS, denying knowledge of any international arrest warrant against her, EFE reported Tuesday. Reports emerged last weekend that...
Panama reviewing more asylum requests from Colombian ex-officials
Panama President Ricardo Martinelli admitted Thursday that his country is reviewing several political asylum requests from Colombian former government officials who are being investigated for crimes in their country. In an...
Former VP ‘would swear’ Uribe didn’t order wiretaps
Former Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos said he would swear on the Bible that former President Alvaro Uribe did not order the illegal wiretaps carried out by intelligence agency DAS. In an interview with El Tiempo,...
Panama students protest asylum, Uribe visit
Students gather at the University of Panama to protest against the decision to grant asylum to a former Colombian spy chief Maria de Pilar Hurtado, and against former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s visit to the Central...
Uribe to visit Panama
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe plans to visit Panama Thursday to take part in a business conference, days after the country controversially granted political asylum to a former spy chief implicated in the wiretap...
Pretelt de la Vega: I did not seek asylum
Colombia’s former ambassador in Italy, Sabas Pretelt de la Vega, denied having sought asylum in Costa Rica, according to La Fm. In an the interview Pretelt de la Vega said he hasn’t asked for political asylum in...
Panama undermines Colombian justice
Panama’s granting of political asylum to Maria del Pilar Hurtado, former director of Colombia’s intelligence service DAS, appears to be proof of the political insecurity in Colombia, and of the inability of the...
