Armando Benedetti

Security crackdowns, military overhaul, and legal challenges

42 clusters · 655 sources · last updated about 20 hours ago

Latest: Colombia: President De La Espriella shifts focus to cultural battle

Since his inauguration on 7 August 2026, President Abelardo de la Espriella has implemented a nationalist security and migration agenda, dismantling the previous ‘paz total’ model in favor of a ‘total war’ strategy. To c

Allegations of political persecution in Colombia

2 clusters · 17 sources · last updated 6 days ago

Latest: Colombia: Investigations launched into ‘Pacto de Valledupar’

Legal and political tensions have emerged regarding the alleged misuse of state institutions under President Gustavo Petro’s administration. Retired Police Director Jorge Luis Vargas Valencia has filed criminal charges a

Legal and corruption developments in Colombia and Spain

2 clusters · 4 sources · last updated 11 days ago

Latest: Legal developments in Colombia and Spain involving corruption and pardons

In Colombia, former DIAN official Luis Carlos Reyes has appeared before the Attorney General’s Office to provide evidence regarding allegations of corruption and influence peddling within the National Tax and Customs Dir

Colombian judicial and administrative developments

2 clusters · 15 sources · last updated 20 days ago

Latest: Regional administrative and security updates across Latin America

In Colombia, legal and administrative developments have emerged involving high-level officials and oversight bodies. The Supreme Court of Justice declined jurisdiction to investigate former Interior Minister Armando Bene

Colombia UNP security scheme management

2 clusters · 73 sources · last updated 26 days ago

Latest: Roger Mariaca arrested in Bolivia amid narcotics investigation

The Colombian National Protection Unit (UNP), under director Didier Fabián Blanco Rodríguez, has initiated a review and withdrawal of security measures for several high-profile figures associated with the former administ