Former beauty queen Valerie Dominguez could be new Miss Universe commentator for the Caracol television channel, despite embezzlement charge, according a little birdie at Sweet. According to the Colombian television-network-grapevine, Caracol…
The President of Colombia’s National Electoral Council has revealed they are investigating nearly a million cases of irregularities in identity documents and voter movements that could be related to electoral…
The International Crisis Group (ICG) has released a report recommending strategies to shelter the October 2011 elections from criminal groups. According to the ICG, an NGO which focuses on the…
The Electoral Observation Mission’s (MOE) Claudia Lopez has blamed a large part of the electoral violence recorded by the organization on politicians and candidates. “The candidates themselves are going to…
There has been a massive increase in violence and electoral fraud in the build up to Colombia’s local elections in October, according to a report released on Wednesday by the…
Colombia’s fiscal watchdog has launched an investigation into financial irregularities in five military contracts worth over $50 million. Sandra Morelli from the Comptroller’s Office and Prosecuter General Viviane Morales will…
Two bodyguards belonging to “Los Rastrojos” gang released payroll records that reveal the payoffs the gang paid to military, police, DAS, and investigative forces throughout Colombia, reported El Tiempo newspaper. Following…
The former treasurer of Indonesia’s Democratic Party was arrested on Sunday in Colombia after months of evading police following corruption allegations, reported local and international news sources Tuesday. According to…
The Technical Investigation Team (CTI), the investigative branch of the Prosecutor General’s Office, issued 10 arrest warrants for electoral fraud in the 2010 election. Authorities have already arrested six of…