Weekly Semana has published wiretap extracts that clarify how the 2014 re-election campaign of Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos allegedly received illegal campaign funding. What is curious is that the…
Colombia’s former President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday denied having received illegal campaign funding from Brazilian engineering firm Odebrecht in 2014. The president appeared at a hearing of the National…
Fugitive congresswoman Aida Merlano, who escaped prison in October, wants to surrender herself under conditions, according to her daughter. In a post on Instagram, Merlano’s daughter published a statement in…
Former President Juan Manuel Santos refuses to be heard by Colombia’s electoral authority over illegal campaign contributions by Brazilian engineering firm Odebrecht. The National Electoral Council (CNE) summoned Santos to…
Despite efforts by Colombia’s national authorities and independent electoral observers, indications that fraud and violence will mar Sunday’s local elections are as clear as ever. Interior Minister Nancy Patricia Gutierrez…
Colombia is bled dry through the corruption of its political system. Here’s how the criminal activity of vote-buying works. If you are new to the profitable business of ripping off…
Municipalities at risk of fraud and violence during Colombia’s upcoming local elections dropped 25% compared to 2015, according to independent electoral observers. With local and regional elections set for the…
The political dynasty that has controlled Colombia’s port city Cartagena as if it were family property is in trouble after the family patriarch was recorded explaining how to get rich…
Colombia’s inspector general asked to revoke the identity papers of a quarter of newly registered voters on Tuesday on suspicion they may be used for fraud in October’s local elections.…