Colombia Supreme Court sentences far-right senator to 23 years in prison on corruption charges

Colombia’s Supreme Court sentenced Senator Ciro Ramirez of the far-right Democratic Center party to 23 years in prison for embezzling more than $24 million in public funds. According to the court, Ramirez led a criminal organization made up of government officials and State contractors that embezzled infrastructure funds and guaranteed no-show contracts for the Senator’s […] The post Colombia Supreme Court sentences far-right senator to 23 years in prison on corruption charges appeared first ...

By Adriaan Alsema