Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos appointed Federico Rengifo as Minister of the Interior, following his predecessor German Vargas Lleras’ move to become Minister of Housing. Rengifo, who leaves his position as Secretariat…
The Colombian Senate website was blocked Tuesday by hackers under the name Anonymous Colombia. According to the group’s Twitter account, the attack was in protest of the Law of 201,…
Former Senator Piedad Cordoba criticized Colombian Interior Minister Vargas Lleras for his outward skepticism of the FARC’s promise to release its final ten military and police hostages, El Espectador reported…
Colombia’s Minister of the Interior German Vargas Lleras has laid down the rules for maintaining public order during the upcoming October elections, Colombian media reported Tuesday. According to Caracol TV,…
A recent complaint from former President Alvaro Uribe’s twitter page triggered investigations against Supreme Court Judge Augusto Ibañez, reported El Espectador Monday. Uribe accused German Vargas Lleras of using his…
Minister of the Interior Vargas Lleras said that his predecessor, Fabio Valencia Cossio, signed an “avalanche” new contracts before the end of the Uribe administration, reports El Espectador. The current…
Colombia’s Foreign Ministry says it will continue efforts to have Israeli mercenary Yair Klein extradited to Colombia. Klein has been convicted in Colombia for training paramilitaries and drug gangs, including…
Cambio Radical officially announced that they will support candidate Juan Manuel Santos in Colombia’s upcoming presidential elections, but did not commit to a formal alliance if he is elected. The…
Colombian presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos, winner of the nation’s first round-election, called on other political parties to join his campaign for the second round election face-off against Green Party…