7 Colombia police officers dismissed over alleged political advocacy

7 Colombia police officers dismissed over alleged political advocacy
Jun 6, 2014 posted by Nina Damsgaard

Seven officers in Colombia’s National Police force have been removed from their positions after accusations surfaced that they had been engaging in political proselytization on their social media accounts. One captain in the National Army is also being investigated, according to national media.

The dismissals came following investigations into claims made by vice-presidential candidate German Vargas that policemen were using their twitter accounts to advocate on the behalf of Democratic Center (Centro Democratico) candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, the current frontrunner in run-off elections against Vargas’ running mate, incumbent President Juan Manuel Santos.

National Police General Commander Rodolfo Palomino said that formal results from the investigations should be released prior to June 15?s second round presidential contest.

“I hope to deliver concrete results of this research no later than Monday or Tuesday in the following week, thus ensuring full transparency and full involvement of the police in support of democracy,” said the official.

More:
http://colombiareports.co/seven-police-officers-removed-allegated-involved-politics/