Colombia’s Congress will consider a bill that would significantly expand penalties for political parties whose congressmen find themselves convicted of crimes, according to reports from La Semana.
Twelve Colombian congressmen may soon be banned from office for allegedly corrupting a failed justice reform bill to favor personal interests.
The president of the congressional Accusations Commission that investigates crimes committed by the heads of the executive and judicial branches survived an assassination attempt in central Colombia Sunday.
Colombia’s Conservative Party elected senior politician Omar Yepes as their political movement’s leader on Wednesday.
Colombian congressman Ivan Cepeda on Wednesday called upon other leftist leaders to consolidate a “powerful left” in preparation for an eventual peace agreement with rebel group FARC.
Fury erupted in Colombia Thursday over accusations that members of Congress play the “tourist” while supposedly on official business abroad.
A member of Bogota’s city council is facing criminal charges after referring to lesbians as “sluts.”
A Colombian congressman found himself in the middle of a controversy Monday when his ex-wife on national radio claimed to have lost her unborn baby due to his alleged beatings.
Colombia’s Constitutional Court put a “historic” cap on pensions for justices and congressmen, making an end to pensions of more than $200,000 received by some retired officials.