Anti-narcotics chief prosecutor resigns
The prosecutor for Colombia’s anti-narcotics unit (UNAIM) resigned Thursday after claiming that she did not receive the full support of the prosecutor general in the cases she handled. In her…
The prosecutor for Colombia’s anti-narcotics unit (UNAIM) resigned Thursday after claiming that she did not receive the full support of the prosecutor general in the cases she handled. In her…
Prosecutor General Viviane Morales has said that gender violence occurring in the context of Colombia’s internal conflict constitutes a crime against humanity. Morales made this announcement during the third international…
Colombian Congress’ Accusations Committee formally opens an investigation into whether President Juan Manuel Santos’ shortlist of candidates for the position of prosecutor general was legal, El Espectador reported on Thursday. The…
Politician Jorge Medrano has been assassinated in Monteria, the capital of the northern department of Cordoba, El Espectador reports. According to the local community, the homicide comes after a series…
Colombia’s prosecutor general, Viviane Morales, will evaluate new evidence to determine whether to bring charges against two former DAS officials for wiretapping, Caracol Radio reported Friday. The two in question…
The head prosecutor in the corruption case against Bogota officials, Luis Alfonso Triana, was dismissed Tuesday. Prosecutor General Viviane Morales decided to dismiss first delegate prosecutor Triana from the corruption…
The director of Colombian intelligence agency DAS, Felipe Muñoz, says that he will not resign over the agency’s illegal wiretapping of government opponents. The director made his statement after emerging from…
The Prosecutor General’s Office will decide in 20 days whether to charge Uribe administration officials for illegally wiretapping government opponents, Caracol radio reported Tuesday. “I considered it important to raise…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday swore in Viviane Morales, the country’s new Prosecutor General. The arrival of a new Prosecutor General marks the end of an almost two-year…