US judge denies bail to fugitive former Colombia minister
Source: Colombia Reports
US judge denies bail to fugitive former Colombia minister
written by Adriaan Alsema August 26, 2016
Florida judge has denied bail to Colombia’s former agriculture minister who fled his own country before being sentenced 17 years in prison for embezzlement of public funds.
The decision is another mayor blow for Colombia’s conservative opposition, which is seeing more and more former officials of the administration of Alvaro Uribe in prison.
Former Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias fled Colombia in 2014 just before he was convicted for embezzling more than $20 million in funds meant for poor farmers.
He was arrested by US marshals on Wednesday in compliance with an outstanding extradition request.
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