🌎 Latin America Mar 25, 2026 · Adriaan Alsema

Colombia Supreme Court sentences far-right senator to 23 years in prison on corruption charges

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Colombia’s Supreme Court sentenced Senator Ciro Ramirez of the far-right Democratic Center party to 23 years in prison for embezzling more than $24 million in public funds.
According to the court, Ramirez led a criminal organization made up of government officials and State contractors that embezzled infrastructure funds and guaranteed no-show contracts for the Senator’s corporate sponsors.
The court found that the senator secured multiple National Planning Department (DNP) contracts

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