Judicial sanctions against Colombian officials

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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

• [● 12 SOURCES] Carlos Caicedo was sentenced to 117.6 months (nine years and nine months) imprisonment.
• [● 12 SOURCES] He was fined more than 4.45 billion Colombian pesos.
• [● 12 SOURCES] He was barred from exercising public office for the same period as his prison term.
• [● 12 SOURCES] The conviction concerns irregularities in the 2014 PS‑04 contract for maintenance and adaptation of five health posts in Santa Marta.
• [● 11 SOURCES] The court found that public resources were misappropriated in favour of third parties.
• [● 11 SOURCES] The sentence does not allow any alternative or substitute sentencing mechanisms.
• [● 11 SOURCES] The ruling is a first‑instance decision that can be appealed; a capture order will be issued once the judgment becomes final.
• [● 10 SOURCES] The contract was worth about 6.5 billion pesos, but over 4.4 billion pesos were paid while the works completed were valued at roughly 1.5 billion pesos.
• [● 3 SOURCES] Hernán Giraldo Serna was convicted of sexually abusing three girls aged 11‑12 between 2004 and 2006.
• [● 3 SOURCES] He was sentenced to 20 years, 11 months and 24 days in prison.
• [● 3 SOURCES] Giraldo Serna was a commander of the Frente Resistencia Tayrona of the AUC.
• [● 3 SOURCES] The First Instance Chamber legalised the detention of former La Guajira governor Hernando Deluque Freyle.

Timeline

1. 20 days ago

   [CRIME] 5 sources

   Carlos Caicedo sentenced to nine years in prison for corruption

   Former Colombian official Carlos Caicedo was sentenced to over nine years in prison for corruption related to Santa Marta's health network; his defense denies he has fled the country.

2. about 2 months ago

   [POLITICS] 3 sources

   Colombia legalises detention of former La Guajira governor Hernando Deluque

   Colombia's First Instance Chamber legalised the detention of ex‑governor Hernando Deluque after a Supreme Court upheld his seven‑year sentence for an illegal 2.1 million‑peso contract and unpaid advance of over

3. about 2 months ago

   [CRIME] 13 sources

   Carlos Caicedo sentenced to nearly 10 years for health‑sector corruption in Santa Marta

   Carlos Caicedo, ex‑mayor of Santa Marta, was sentenced to 9 years 9 months, fined 4.45 bn pesos and barred from public office for contract fraud on a 2014 health‑center project.

4. about 2 months ago

   [POLITICS] 2 sources

   Colombian ex‑mayors face prison sentences and appeal rulings in corruption cases

   Colombia’s ex‑mayor Luis Bohórquez seeks to overturn a 17‑year corruption sentence, while former Itagüí fire‑department treasurer Juan Cardona receives a 19‑month jail term, prompting former Medellín mayor Quin

5. about 2 months ago

   [POLITICS] 8 sources

   Colombian Supreme Court convicts former lawmaker and ex‑governor over corrupt contracts

   Colombia’s Supreme Court sentenced ex‑lawyer Germán Alonso Olano (40 months) and former Chocó governor Francisco Palacios (72 months) for corruption in Transmilenio and infrastructure contracts, imposing fines,

6. 2 months ago

   [POLITICS] 5 sources

   Colombian Supreme Court Sentences Congressman Pedro Suárez Vacca to Prison for Prevarication

   Colombia’s Supreme Court sentenced congressman Pedro Suárez Vacca to 68 months in prison, a fine and a 110‑month ban from office for prevarication linked to illegal house‑arrest decisions, prompting political c

7. 3 months ago

   [POLITICS] 2 sources

   Colombian Congressman Miguel Polo Polo Arrested for Contempt Over Apology Order

   Bogotá courts ordered a three‑day detention and fine for Congressman Miguel Polo Polo after he ignored a Constitutional Court order to publicly apologize to mothers of false‑positive victims.

8. 3 months ago

   [POLITICS] 8 sources

   Colombian Congressman Miguel Polo Polo Sentenced to Three‑Day Arrest for Contempt

   Bogotá court orders three‑day arrest and a fine for Congressman Miguel Polo Polo after he failed to comply with a Constitutional Court mandate to publicly apologize to mothers of false‑positive victims.

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