Colombia’s inspector general on Monday barred former Senator Miguel de la Espriella from holding public office for 20 years for his ties to paramilitary organization the AUC. According to Inspector…
A new committee will begin investigating cases of “yidispolitica” in the House of Representatives, reports Caracol. There are three new investigators because those that were carrying out the process before…
For the first time since Colombia began prosecuting politicians for ties to paramilitary groups, a former congressman is to plead guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence. Former Representative Ramon…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office opened a preliminary investigation into the alleged ties between the brother of former President Alvaro Uribe and paramilitaries in the north of the Antioquia department, a…
Politicians convicted for links to paramilitaries and jailed in Bogota’s infamous La Picota prison are getting special privileges, such as vallenato parties and regular trips outside of the jail, reports Caracol Radio. In…
Former Justice and Interior Minister Fabio Valencia Cossio wades into a dispute between Alvaro Uribe and former Supreme Court President Cesar Julio Valencia Copete, reports Radio Santa Fe. The ex-minister issued…
Former Conservative Party Senator Oscar Josue Reyes on Monday handed himself in to the Prosecutor General’s Office in Bogota after the Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest. Reyes has…
The former governor of the south-east Colombian Guaviare department admitted having done business with “Cuchillo,” one of the country’s most important drug lords and leader of paramilitary group ERPAC. According…
A Colombian judge sentenced former Liberal Party congressman Jairo Alberto Llano Gomez to seven years and six months in jail for ties to demobilized paramilitary organization AUC. The judge, based…