Ex-governor of Santander accused of paramilitary ties
A former governor of Santander was accused Tuesday of having paramilitary ties by a delegated prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Justice. Hugo Eliodoro Aguilar Naranjo, who is both an…
A former governor of Santander was accused Tuesday of having paramilitary ties by a delegated prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Justice. Hugo Eliodoro Aguilar Naranjo, who is both an…
Seven troops from the leftist rebel group FARC were killed in fighting with Colombian Armed Forces on the day of the local elections, news agency EFE reported Sunday. Army commander…
The director of the Electoral Observation Mission (MOE) has said that 158 Colombian candidates have been victim of some type of political violence, in an interview with W Radio Sunday.…
Several armed men attempted to kidnap a political candidate for the local government in the Colombian department of Caqueta, in the southwest of the country, Caracol Radio reported Sunday. Victor…
Colombia’s Senate rejected the constitutional reform Wednesday, proposed by the Conservative Party, that sought to ban all cases of abortion in the country. The First Commission of the Senate, after…
Detectives from DAS, Colombia’s intelligence agency have arrested the former mayor of the Pacific port city Buenaventura for embezzlement, Colombian media reported Friday. Ex Mayor Saulo Quiñones Garcia along with…
Colombia’s House of Representatives opened a discussion Tuesday on a pending constitutional reform that could allow demobilized paramilitaries to participate in politics, reported newspaper El Espectador. The debate surrounded the…
The hiring of a controversial Venezuelan spin doctor has caused Bogota mayoral campaign advisers to quit, Caracol Radio reported Monday. Green Party candidate Enrique Peñalosa recently hired J.J. Rendon as…
Colombians have begun to question the political influence of their vice president as claims arise over his alleged support of U Party mayoral candidate John Harold Suarez in the city…