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Asset Seizure process for properties owned by Antonio Guerra De la Espriella in Odebrecht case

The Office of the Attorney General, with the support of National Army, carried out an asset seizure* process on various assets owned by former senator Antonio Guerra De la Espriella. This is about two farms of 120 and 50...

Gigantic judicial offensive against murder and femicide

As a result of a joint investigation and operation between the Office of the Attorney General and the National Police, 137 people were linked to a criminal proceeding.  The Attorney General's Office, through the Technical Investigative Corps (in Spanish Cuerpo...

Criminal organization Clan del Golfo, responsible for committing attacks against human rights defenders and demobilized former combatants, received a hard blow

Reaffirming its commitment to dismantling the criminal organizations that commit murders, threats and other serious offenses against human rights defenders and demobilized former combatants, the Office of the Attorney General, through its judicial police (Cuerpo Técnico de Investigación CTI...

Arrested top ELN ringleader responsible for extortions, use of antipersonnel land mines and selective killings

Alias ​​Dalip or Farruco, the main ringleader of ELN front named Alfredo Gómez Quiñónez was arrested as a result of an infiltration operation carried out by CTI members of the Office of the Attorney General and National Army in...

Asset Seizure process for properties owned by the former director of Universidad Distrital who took possession of about $13 billion

In less than six months, the Attorney General's Office solved one of the corruption cases that caused a huge impact on Colombian citizens.  Reaffirming its commitment to tackling corruption, the Office of the Attorney General seized* personal and real property worth $...

Alleged ringleader of the criminal organization ‘Los Caparros’, who is investigated for the murder of a social leader in Antioquia, was arrested

As a result of a joint investigation and operation between the Investigative Unit (Unidad Especial de Investigación (UEI) in Spanish) of the Office of the Attorney General, the National Police and the National Army, José Gabriel Castañeda Vargas, alias...

Mega operation for the defense of the rights of girls, boys and teenagers belonging to communities in Guainía

In a coordinated action carried out by the Office of the Attorney General and the National Police, 18 people were arrested based on complaints that  were lodged by nearly 40 minors, victims of crimes, such as human trafficking, violent rape,...

The Office of the Attorney General evaluates several hypotheses to determine who are the people responsible for the riots in La Modelo prison in Bogotá

In the framework of the riots that took place in La Modelo prison in Bogotá last Saturday, March 21st, the Office of the Attorney General is evaluating several hypotheses in order to bring before justice those who planned these disturbances and...

Under the leadership of the Attorney General, Francisco Barbosa, an investigation was launched into country´s prisons after riots

Office of the Attorney General launches investigation into the death of inmates after riots at La Modelo prison in Bogotá and Cómbita in Tunja (Boyacá). Due to these unfortunate events in which 23 inmates of La Modelo prison in Bogotá  were killed after...

The Office of the Attorney General opens preliminary investigation against the mayor of Popayán for alleged violation of sanitary measure and false statement

The Office the Attorney General acts with determination and is implacable with those who ignore the measures ordered by the health authorities to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. In three days, the Office of the Attorney General has intervened...