Ex governor jailed for 40 years for parapolitics
The Supreme Court Thursday sentenced the former governor of Sucre, Salvador Arana, to 40 years in jail for his ties to paramilitary groups. Arana, who is also a former Colombian…
The Supreme Court Thursday sentenced the former governor of Sucre, Salvador Arana, to 40 years in jail for his ties to paramilitary groups. Arana, who is also a former Colombian…
The Colombian Supreme Court Thursday found retired Navy Admiral Gabriel Arango Bacci innocent of ties to the paramilitary and drug traffickers, due to a lack of evidence. The Court ordered…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe announced he will recompose the shortlist for a new Prosecutor General after the second of three candidates stepped down. The Supreme Court, which is responsible for…
Former presidents of Colombia’s Supreme Court agreed with President Alvaro Uribe that the two bodies must seek a way to decrease tensions between Uribe’s administration and the country’s highest court.…
The Colombian Supreme Court will try politicians with paramilitary ties for crimes against humanity, W Radio reported Wednesday. The Court established jurisprudence and will soon sentence politicians involved in parapolitics,…
Former paramilitary leader ‘El Aleman’ and ‘Don Mario’ told the Supreme Court that they had never worked with former Medellin Director of Prosecution Guillermo Valencia Cossio, who is on trial…
The Supreme Court Monday reprimanded the U.S. Ambassador to Colombia for what they termed “undue interference” in the case of retired a Colombian Navy Admiral on trial for alleged ties…
The State Council will evaluate a proposal to create a new Ministry of Justice, independent from the Ministry of the Interior which it currently shares a portfolio with. The ex…
Colombia’s recent wire-tapping scandal was used in a conspiracy to discredit the government of President Alvaro Uribe, claimed a dismissed prosecutor on Thursday. The dismissed prosecution lawyer Claudia Ester Perez,…