Colombia’s president charged with fabricating charges against political rivals
Colombia’s increasingly authoritarian president Ivan Duque is facing his fifth criminal...
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Best way to combat corruption is to give a good example, says ex-president who got elected with drug money
Meet Colombia’s former President Ernesto Samper.
Venezuela seeks improved US relations with controversial Colombian ex-president’s help
Venezuela has asked Colombian ex-president Ernesto Samper for help in securing improved diplomatic...
Santos knew about Samper’s drug ties: Pastrana
Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana has claimed that current president, Juan Manuel Santos,...
Colombia’s chief prosecutor won’t investigate senate candidate’s alleged ties to Cali Cartel
Colombia’s prosecutor general said on Thursday that senior liberal politician and former interior minister Horacio Serpa will not be investigated for his alleged connections to the now-defunct Cali Cartel. A political storm...
Colombia’s former interior minister’s run for Senate stained by Cali cartel ties investigation
Colombia’s Former Interior Minister who on Wednesday announced to run for the Senate saw is facing...
Cali Cartel gave $10M to Samper’s presidential campaign: Cartel executive
The now-defunct Cali Cartel donated $10 million to the successful 1994 presidential campaign of...
Colombia’s ex-president Samper publicly embarrassed over drug links
A university professor on Tuesday publicly shamed Colombian ex-President Ernesto Samper, caling him a “criminal” at a congress. The former head of state had just finished a lecture on the Colombian economy and drugs...
Uribe to oppose Santos reforms at meeting with constitutional committee
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will meet Tuesday with U Party senators who have seats on the First Committee of Constitutional Affairs to discuss issues of contention between himself and current Colombian President Juan...
Former military chief denies Cali Cartel connection
General Camilo Zuñiga, commander of the Armed Forces during Ernesto Samper’s presidency, denied on Friday, having any contacts with former Cali Cartel boss Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela in the new book, In the Belly of the...
Colombian drug lord to be questioned over ex-president’s role in murder
Colombian prosecutors will travel to the U.S. to question an extradited drug lord about the alleged role of former President Ernesto Samper in the 1995 assassination of a Conservative Party leader. With the testimony of the...
Colombia’s constitution gives too much power to leader: Ex-president
Former Colombian President Cesar Gaviria Tuesday admitted that it gave too much power to the president, while criticizing the possibility of presidential re-election. Gaviria, who was in power between 1990 and 1994, oversaw the...
