Tag: bribery

Former ministers’ bribery cases to be joined

Colombia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered to join cases of former ministers accused of bribing congressmen to approve a constitutional amendment needed for the 2006 reelection of former President Alvaro Uribe. A board...

Suspended Bogota mayor faces fresh corruption allegations

Suspended Mayor of Bogota, Samuel Moreno, faces new allegations that he accepted bribes for awarding public works contracts, adding to his list of corruption and embezzlement charges. A prosecutor from Colombia’s Supreme...

Jailed senator also barred from office for 15 years.

Colombia’s Inspector General on Thursday barred jailed senator Alirio Villamizar from holding public office for fifteen years. According to the ruling of Prosecutor General Alejandro Ordoñez, Villamizar (Conservative...

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...

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