Colombia’s inspector general sacked; conservatives take hit, leftists relieved
Source: Colombia Reports
Colombia’s inspector general sacked; conservatives take hit, leftists relieved
written by Adriaan Alsema
September 7, 2016
Colombia’s State Council revoked the reelection of the country’s controversial and staunchly conservative inspector general, paradoxically infamous for seeking the removal of some of the country’s most prominent leftist politicians.
According to the State Council, the 2012 reelection of now-former Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez is nullified on three counts. Consequently he must immediately be removed from office, the court said.
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The ruling is at the same time is a major victory for Colombia’s top left politicians, who both supports the peace talks and found itself under constant attack by the prosecutor general who — most times illegally — has sought the political banning of the most prominent of Colombia’s leftist political leaders.
The Prosecutor General’s office had a number of investigations pending targeting the process and the peace deal and was seeking the political banning of leftist opposition Senator Ivan Cepeda (Democratic Pole) and former Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro (Progressives).
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