Tag: Augusto Posada
Venezuela’s opposition leader ‘will address Colombian congress’
Venezuela’s opposition leader Henrique Capriles will address Colombia’s Congress...
Colombia congressmen make surprise visit to peace talks
Some politicians have claimed that the trip taken on Sunday by six Colombian congressmen to meet with the peace negotiators for the government and country’s largest guerrilla group FARC is duplicitous, unprofessional, and...
Colombia House president admits knowing arrested ‘Gold Czar’
House of Representatives President Augusto Posada on Monday admitted to knowing a recently arrested suspected crime lord known as the “Gold Czar.” In an interview with W Radio, the House President allegedly admitted...
Colombia’s Congress unhappy with peace talks delay
Colombia’s congress has expressed its displeasure with the recent announcement that the peace talks with FARC guerrillas have been postponed four days. “We did not like the postponement of the talks by four days. Citizen...
Colombia proposes to ‘modernize’ congress
Senior politicians have proposed a range of new bills in a bid to modernize Colombia’s poorly rated congress, reported local media Thursday. Senate President Roy Barreras and President of the House of Representatives, Augusto...
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...
Congressman pulls out of Uribe investigation
A congressman appointed to investigate former President Alvaro Uribe’s involvement in illegal wiretapping has pulled out of the commission on the grounds that he is not impartial, reports El Espectador. Congressman Augusto...
