Fabio Valencia Cossio, interior and justice minister under President Uribe, took part in meetings about the illegal wiretapping of Supreme Court judges, journalists, politicians and human rights organizations, a key witness…
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the continuation of financial measures against Colombian drug traffickers, claiming they pose an “unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy,…
Interior and Justice Minister German Vargas Lleras said Thursday that the Colombian government lacks the ability to protect the families of all extradited paramilitaries. There are numerous former members of the…
Colombia’s criminal justice system is ranked 31 out of 35 countries examined in The World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index. The study found that Colombia’s judicial system is particularly…
Colombia appoints Supreme Court Judge Ivan Velasquez to oversee the testimony of paramilitaries in U.S. jails. After meeting with U.S. officials, Colombian Minister of the Interior and Justice German Vargas…
A 20-year-old man from Medellin has been released after murdering his father and injuring his mother because a judge ruled that he was incapable of controlling his actions at the…
The Colombian Inspector General’s Office on Wednesday ordered an embezzlement investigation against Vice President Angelino Garzon to be reopened. Garzon was investigated for alleged embezzlement during his term as governor…
Former presidential adviser Jose Obdulio Gaviria cited security concerns as the reason for his absence from his libel hearing on Tuesday. Gaviria, along with former Vice President Francisco Santos, is…
Fernando Tabares, former director of Colombia’s intelligence agency DAS, is convicted for his role in the illegal wiretapping of government opponents, and will serve eight years in prison due to a…