Prison for ‘Macoco’, alleged member of a dissident group who is accused of having killed a demobilized former combatant of Farc
The 39th Municipal Court (control de garantias) in Medellín (Antioquia) issued a preventive detention order with imprisonment for Gerardo Antonio Chavarría Jaramillo, aka Macoco.
Chavarría was accused by the Office of the Attorney General of being the alleged ringleader of...
Former public servant and a contractor of the Mayor’s Office of Rioblanco (Tolima) were accused for alleged irregularities in a contract for the construction of the rural aqueduct system
Before the courts of mixed jurisdiction* in Rioblanco (Tolima) the Office of the Attorney General charged Claudia María Durán Mantilla, former Secretary of Infrastructure of the municipality and Ricardo Andrés Chavarro for abuse of public function, document tampering and...
Two former army officers were sentenced to 17 years in prison for the murder of a soldier
The crime allegedly occurred due to drug trafficking related issues. They must face charges including aggravated homicide and manufacture, trafficking or illegal possession of firearms for the private use.
The 2nd Specialized Court of Ibagué (Tolima) returned a verdict of...
Man sentenced to more than 37 years for the murder of his 2-year-old stepdaughter
After solving an appeal filed by the Office of the Attorney General, the Criminal Chamber of the Superior Court of Medellín revoked the judgement of acquittal of 28-year-old Juan Guillermo Garzón Taborda and sentenced him to 37 years and...
Exemplary prison sentence for a judge in Lorica due to ‘Carrusel de la Educación’ in Córdoba
The High Court of Bogotá sentenced Judge of the Circuit of Lorica, Isabel Loreley Del Socorro Montes Oyola, to 27 years and 11 months in prison for the so-called case ‘Carrusel de la Educación’ in Córdoba, in which dozens...
New prison sentence in the so-called case ‘Operación Quirofano’ due to corruption acts in the health sector
In the framework of the process, the Office of the Attorney General discovered a network of corruption which permeated the supervising entities to favor private individuals and affecting the health system of Colombian citizens.
The 4th Criminal Court of the...
Breakdown of the illicit financing sources of the urban militias and armed structures of the ELN
The Office of the Attorney General and the National Police with the support of the Colombian Air Force seized 20 assets and put an end to the commercial activity that favored criminal actions of the ELN, such as the...
Mayor of Quibdó (Chocó) and three other individuals were sent to prison for alleged inconsistencies in a contract for the construction of a health unit
At the request of the Office of the Attorney General, the 14th Municipal Court issued a preventive detention measure against the mayor of Quibdó (Chocó) Isaías Chalá Ibargüen and three other people for undue interest in the execution of...
Network that smuggled and forged dietary supplements and products for muscle growth was dismantled
The Office of the Attorney General and National Police arrested six people who would be part of an organization that illegally circulated and altered about 150 million medicines and dietary products.
Investigations and operations carried out by the Office of...
Arrested former AUC member aka ‘Richard’ who received the criminal throne of the so-called ‘Los Puntilleros’
A prosecutor belonging to the Office of the Attorney General and the National Police arrested Edilson Cifuentes Hernández, aka Richard. His extensive criminal record contains 15 convictions for multiple crimes and 35 investigations for forced disappearance, criminal conspiracy and...