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Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:15:19 +0000
Fun statistic: Medellin is less safe now than when Pablo Escobar was killed
Public security in Medellin was better when late drug lord Pablo Escobar was still alive than it was in 2019, according to local crime statistics. In fact, Medellin’s crime rates… The post Fun statistic: Medellin is less safe now than whe...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:00:08 +0000
How to evade investigating Colombia’s richest man and ‘Sarmiento’s Guy’
Colombia’s prosecution should be investigating the alleged corruption of Colombia’s most powerful banker, but opened unrelated criminal investigations instead. In a press release, the prosecution implied in late February that… The p...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:30:30 +0000
5 killed, 5 injured in northwest Colombia massacre
Five people were killed and another six injured in a massacre in northwest Colombia where a group of armed men indiscriminately opened fire on visitors of a pool hall, authorities… The post 5 killed, 5 injured in northwest Colombia massacre app...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:00:23 +0000
Colombia’s VP disputes war crimes threatening presidential ambitions
Colombia’s Vice-President Marta Lucia Ramirez tried to discredit her country’s war crimes tribunal on Sunday as piling evidence of war crimes are threatening her ambitions. Ramirez, who is allegedly seeking… The post Colombia’...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 21:22:40 +0000
Colombia’s prosecution facing criminal charges over Uribe probe
The prosecutor who wants to drop a fraud and bribery investigation against Colombia’s ex-President Alvaro Uribe will be facing criminal charges for his alleged attempt to corrupt justice. Two of… The post Colombia’s prosecution faci...



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