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Colombias Supreme Court to investigate Santos alleged shadow treasury
by Adriaan Alsema February 14, 2018
Colombia’s supreme court opened a preliminary investigation against more than 150 politicians and government officials who are accused of bartering political support for government contracts.
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According to some local media, as many as 230 government officials and lawmakers are suspected of having received bribes bribes to approve legislation introduced by the Santos administration.
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The use of slush funds is one of the most common and problematic forms of government corruption in Colombia.
Two ministers of former President Alvaro Uribe were imprisoned for bribing Congress into changing the constitution to allow Uribe’s 2006 reelection run.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-supreme-court-investigate-santos-alleged-shadow-treasury/
