Colombia trying to keep former ICT minister out of prison
The prosecutor who has desperately been trying to keep former President Alvaro Uribe out of prison on Thursday claimed that Colombia’s former ICT minister was the victim of her own…
The prosecutor who has desperately been trying to keep former President Alvaro Uribe out of prison on Thursday claimed that Colombia’s former ICT minister was the victim of her own…
Army commanders appointed by Colombia’s President Ivan Duque are dragging the military through an almost endless slew of corruption scandals. The latest scandal involves General Jorge Eduardo Mora, the commander…
Corrupt elements within Colombia’s security forces sold arms and explosives to multiple illegal armed groups, including guerrilla group ELN, according to the prosecution. The prosecution has discovered at least two…
Colombia’s ICT minister resigned on Thursday after coalition parties announced their support for a no confidence motion over an alleged corruption scandal. Former ICT Minister Karen Abudinen came under fire…
Homicides in Buenaventura have surged amid the latest turf war over who controls the Pacific port city with one of Colombia’s largest shipping container terminals. Buenaventura’s authorities reportedly counted 123…
Police in Cali tried to detain the voluntary bodyguards of journalist Jose Alberto Tejada, who has been suffering harassment after reporting on police brutality in Colombia’s third largest city. In…
Colombia’s opposition demanded the resignation of the country’s ICT minister on Tuesday over the alleged embezzlement of funds by government contractors. Opposition Senator Leon Fredy Muñoz (Green Alliance) said he…
The congressional coalition of Colombia’s far-right President Ivan Duque has lost seven lawmakers since the 2018 elections because of criminal investigations. With the exception of two convicted lawmakers who were…
A former president of Colombia’s Supreme Court was sentenced to 19 years in prison on Thursday for his role in one of the biggest corruption scandals of the century. Former…