Colombia’s Inspector General absolved a former Supreme Court magistrate of procedural fraud charges, clearing the name of the man who successfully prosecuted dozens of congressmen with ties to death squads.
Ivan Velasquez, the chief of the UN commission that spurred the resignation and incarceration of Guatemala President Otto Perez, in Colombia secured the imprisonment of many dozens corrupt congressmen.
Colombian police on Monday arrested a former defense lawyer for bribing his client, an ex-paramilitary leader, to frame Colombian Supreme Court judges.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked Colombia’s Supreme Court to explain the resignation of Magistrate Ivan Velasquez who is considered the motor behind investigations of politicians with ties to paramilitary…
The Colombian magistrate widely considered the motor behind investigations of ties between lawmakers and paramilitary groups handed in his resignation Wednesday. Magistrate Ivan Velasquez’ letter of resignation comes just three…
A former paramilitary commander, whose testimony was key in the conviction of dozens of Colombian politicians, has claimed he was bribed to discredit the court, reported El Tiempo. In a…
A Supreme Court judge has called for an investigation into the roles of former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe’s brother and cousin in a conspiracy to discredit the judiciary, reported news…
A lawyer has been sentenced to five years in prison for bribing his client, a former paramilitary chief, to frame a judge by falsely testifying that he was told to…
Former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe denied conspiracy to discredit the Supreme Court, during the trial of a former AUC leader’s lawyer Monday. Uribe testified in front of a Bogota court:…