Senator Ivan Moreno, arrested earlier on Thursday for his involvement in the Bogota public works corruption scandal, has proclaimed his innocence, Caracol Radio reports. In the first statement to be…
Former Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture Juan David Ortega is to be sent to prison as a security measure during proceedings for his alleged role in the Agro…
Former Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias accused Colombian authorities of pressuring former colleagues to testify against him in the Agro Ingreso Seguro (AIS) scandal investigation, in a Monday interview with…
Two suspected burglars, escaping from police in Bogota, were captured in a prison, BBC News reported Tuesday. The fugitives ran across rooftops and jumped over walls before landing in La…
Guards of the maximum security ward of Bogota‘s La Picota prison fear for their lives after the murder of one of their colleagues, Caracol Radio reported Sunday. According to the…
Politicians convicted for links to paramilitaries and jailed in Bogota’s infamous La Picota prison are getting special privileges, such as vallenato parties and regular trips outside of the jail, reports Caracol Radio. In…
President Alvaro Uribe said he was concerned about a Facebook group called “I will kill Jeronimo Uribe, son of Alvaro Uribe,” but did not “harbour hatred or resentment” towards its alleged…
Authorities at Bogota’s La Picota jail find it increasingly difficult to accommodate Colombian Congress members accused of “parapolitics,” because the prison is running out of space, reports RCN Radio. Colombia’s…
Two former congress representatives for the northern Colombian department of Choco, Edgar Ulises Torres and Odin Sanchez Montes de Oca, were on Wednesday called to trial by the Supreme Court…