Colombian town lacks council after mass arrest of councilors
The central Colombian town of Landazuri has been left without a council after the arrest of at least nine of the 11 members of the legislative body. According to several…
The central Colombian town of Landazuri has been left without a council after the arrest of at least nine of the 11 members of the legislative body. According to several…
Colombia’s prosecutor general, Viviane Morales, will evaluate new evidence to determine whether to bring charges against two former DAS officials for wiretapping, Caracol Radio reported Friday. The two in question…
The town of Pedraza in northeast Colombia was flooded 83 days ago, but inhabitants of the town are still wondering when the promised government aid will come, reported Caracol Radio…
Colombia’s Supreme Court may ask the Prosecutor General’s Office to investigate various witnesses who have changed their story in the course of trials against politicians accused of connections to paramilitaries,…
Biometric identification voting systems will not be available for the upcoming October local elections, according to Colombia’s Interior and Justice Minister German Vargas Lleras. The Interior Justice Minister Wednesday said that…
A special commission will investigate alleged irregularities in the administration of former Valle del Cauca Governor Juan Carlos Abadia, W Radio reported Wednesday. Abadia served as governor from January 1,…
Gustavo Sierra, the former deputy director of analysis for the DAS, has been jailed for eight years and four months for his part in the wiretapping scandal. The judge presiding…
A judge orders the arrest of the governor of the Cordoba department, Marta Saenz, for failing to make payments to teachers in the department ordered by a court, reports El…
The head prosecutor in the corruption case against Bogota officials, Luis Alfonso Triana, was dismissed Tuesday. Prosecutor General Viviane Morales decided to dismiss first delegate prosecutor Triana from the corruption…