Interpol leaves DAS on October 1
The National Police will replace intelligence agency DAS as Colombian partner of international police organization Interpol on October 1. “The National Government decided that the Central National Office of Interpol…
The National Police will replace intelligence agency DAS as Colombian partner of international police organization Interpol on October 1. “The National Government decided that the Central National Office of Interpol…
Colombia’s Supreme Court sentenced two congressmen and one former governor to jail for different crimes. Former coalition Representative of the House and prominent christian, Ruben Dario Salazar (Convergencia Ciudadana), was…
Several candidates for the 2010 presidential election Tuesday vowed there will be no corruption or influence of illegal armed groups in their campaigns. Presidential hopeful Andrés Felipe Arias, pledged that…
Alejandro Ordonez, Colombia’s Inspector General, announced to Congress that there are currently 48,000 government officials being investigated for corruption. More than 800 mayors and more than 30 governors are being…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s office will stop the investigations against three former directors of intelligence agency DAS on their alleged role in the wiretapping of government critics, newspaper El Espectador reported…
The former ICT director of Colombia’s intelligence service DAS confirmed a leaked testimony wherein he alleged that the DAS was engaged in drug trafficking by paramilitary organization AUC and wiretapping…
Investigators found more than a billion pesos (US$500,000) in cash in the home of Senator Alirio Villamizar Afanador, vice-President of the Conservative Party, Caracol Radio reported Thursday. The senator is…
Colombia’s Congress General Secretary, Luis Emilio Otero, admitted Tuesday he knows Juan Felipe Sierra, an alleged ally of drug lord ‘Don Mario’, but denied having done business with the controversial…
Colombia’s prison authority INPEC Monday denied allegations that Guillermo Valencia Cossio, brother of the Interior and Justice Minister was allowed a cell phone and received masseuses in jail. According to…