Former President Alvaro Uribe’s lawyer said Wednesday that the testimony of former DAS deputy director Martha Leal before the Congress Accusations Committee proves Uribe was not involved in illegal wiretapping,…
Former Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba has asked to be a part of the civil investigation currently taking place against former President Alvaro Uribe, reports El Espectador. Cordoba filed a document…
The new director of Colombia’s drugs enforcement agency (DNE), which was taken over by the government on Tuesday, said that “everyone” has access to assets seized by the organization. The…
The Colombian government on Tuesday took control of the country’s drugs enforcement agency DNE because of corruption within the organization, which administers assets seized from narco-traffickers, according to Caracol Radio. At…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday emphasized his strong anti-corruption stance, saying that the aim of his administration was to “govern from a glass box, with total transparency.” Speaking at…
Colombia’s Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez said many governors and mayors have been awarding state contracts to businesses who contributed to their election campaigns. “The signs of recruitment, the new financial…
Transparency International says Colombia’s fight against corruption is stagnating, after the country was ranked 78th of 178 countries in the organization’s 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index, a drop of three places…
The Inspector General’s Office on Monday called Bogota mayor Samuel Moreno for questioning about alleged corruption within his administration, local media reported Monday. Moreno and 18 other government officials will have to…
A Colombian priest is among the clergies who escaped U.S. justice despite child abuse allegations, a 10,000-page document, declassified by the church on Monday, showed. One of the names in…