Public safety

Press Release 220

The Office of the Attorney General informs that an accidental explosion occurred this afternoon in a building adjacent to Block A of the headquarters in Medellín known as Caribe.  The deflagration that was originated due to gas accumulation did not inflict...

CTI and Army found a cache with explosive material in Quinchía (Risaralda)

On April 29th and based on information provided by a person, members of the Technical Investigative Corps ( Cuerpo Técnico de Investigación (CTI)) of the Office of the Attorney General based in Anserma (Caldas) and troops of Batallion San Mateo de Pereira  (Risaralda) found a cache...

Press Release 219

On April 23rd, the Office of the Attorney General charged the mayor of Popayán, Juan Carlos López Castrillón for the alleged offense of misrepresentation. This fact which is considered a serious offense by the Colombian justice, was brought before the...

The Office of the Attorney General opens an investigation against the Mayor of Bogotá, Claudia Nayibe López Hernández, for alleged violation of sanitary measure (article 368 CP)

The Office of the Attorney General within the framework of its constitutional and legal functions continues its work by determining those who fail to follow the protection measures ordered by the National Government to prevent the spread of Covid-19...

The Office of the Attorney General exceeds more than a hundred investigations on violation of decreed measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus

Since the National Government declared a State of Economic, Social and Ecological Emergency, the Office of the Attorney General has monitored and verified the observance of the measures adopted in order to guarantee the assistance to Colombian citizens and...

The Office of the Attorney General presents some considerations regarding a bill about the temporary release of prisoners by virtue of the sanitary emergency which seeks to protect the rights of inmates and general public

The Office of the Attorney General´s proposal is to establish accurate parameters about what population should be released from prisons: pregnant women, ill people and people who committed crimes that were penalized with prison terms which do not exceed...

Office of the Attorney General strengthens investigations and prosecution of cases of gender-based violence during the preventive isolation period

The Office of the Attorney General prioritized investigations related to gender-based violence in order to make progress in the effective prosecution of those people responsible and guarantee the protection of victims. In this sense, the model to file complaints remains...

Press Release 215

Regarding the information presented through media about the eventual release of prisoners by virtue of the sanitary emergency decreed by the National Government to tackle the  spread of coronavirus, the Office of the Attorney General created a high-level internal...

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...

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,...