350 of Colombia’s new mayors and 7 governors suspect in pending criminal cases

Source: Colombia Reports

350 of Colombia’s new mayors and 7 governors suspect in pending criminal cases
Posted by Adriaan Alsema on Jan 4, 2016

Some 350 mayors and seven governors who took office on January 1 are facing criminal investigations by Colombia’s public prosecution, the office said in a report.

This means that one third of Colombia’s mayors and one of every five new governors is facing criminal charges.

The alleged ties between crime and politics in Colombia became embarrassingly visible when the oil-rich town of Yopal elected a mayor who was in jail at the time of his election.

The allegedly criminal mayor was released on bail just days before January 1, but was unable to take office.

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