The attorney of victims in the lawsuit against Drummond announces they will appeal a court decision to allow Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe’s refusal to testify against the coal giant. In a statement,...
A Colombian judge denied a request to start over the judicial process being advanced against Army Lieutenant Raul Muñoz Linares, accused of the murder of three children. The judge ruled that, despite a request from the...
Congresswoman Lucero Cortes, detained on Wednesday, has denied charges of trying to influence a judge, Caracol Radio reported Thursday. Cortes reiterated comments made by her attorney on Wednesday after she was ordered to begin...
Being a judge in Colombia is a “high risk” profession, according to the Supreme Judicial Council, reported W Radio Wednesday. “We are very concerned that in the past five years six judges have been murdered....
A judge presiding over a controversial murder case has been shot on her way to a municipal court in northern Colombia, El Tiempo reported on Tuesday. The assassination occured at 8:00AM on Tuesday in front of the headquarters of...
Lawyer Nestor Raul Correa is selected to be a judge on Colombia’s Constitutional Court, Colombian media reported Thursday. Correa will fill the vacant spot on the High Judiciary Council, taking the place of Judge Jesael...
