Congressman Cepeda allegedly recieves death threat
Colombian Congressman Ivan Cepeda revealed on Wednesday he was warned of an alleged plot to murder him as he visited a prison, reported Terra news. While visiting the Tramacua de…
Colombian Congressman Ivan Cepeda revealed on Wednesday he was warned of an alleged plot to murder him as he visited a prison, reported Terra news. While visiting the Tramacua de…
Colombia’s justice minister confirmed Wednesday the country’s scandal-hit prison authority Inpec will be completely dismantled and replaced by a new institution managed by the police. Inpec has come under fire…
Three leaders of the drug cartel “Oficina de Envigado” criminal group, along with 14 other inmates, were transferred to various prisons around the country, Colombian media reported Tuesday. Alirio de…
Colombia’s National Police have captured 17 people allegedly belonging to a criminal network that complied with the orders of Antioquia-based narco-trafficking kingpin “Valenciano,” Radio Santa Fe reported Wednesday. Among the…
Colombian authorities have ordered the relocation of prisoners at the Valledupar prison, following the discovery of traces of feces in the prison’s food and a deficit in potable water, newspaper…
Former Colombian Senator Ciro Ramirez has been granted freedom just three months after being sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for paramilitary ties, despite allegedly falsifying documents…
Colombia’s Congress will call for the closure of a prison in Valledupar, the capital of the northeast Colombian department of Cesar, after discovering appalling conditions that include a lack of…
Colombia’s prison authority, Inpec, will have to provide an explanation as to why an imprisoned former senator convicted of “parapolitics” appears to have gone missing for ten days between February…
Authorities reported the transfer of 109 jailed former state employees to a new ward of Bogota‘s La Picota prison Wednesday, Colombian media reported. In light of the numerous public officials…