Major US boost for Colombias post-FARC anti-corruption offensive
written by Adriaan Alsema July 3, 2017
Colombia’s state institutions — with the help of top US officials — are undergoing a major anti-corruption purge in a joint attempt to allow the country’s government to effectively implement peace while fighting state corruption and drug trafficking.
The most eye-catching result has been the arrest of the country’s top anti-corruption prosecutor, who was charged by a US court on charges of bribery taking place on American soil last month.
While the United Nations and the European Union have been focusing on peace-building in the South American country, the US has increased efforts to prosecute top military and judicial officials accused of ties to drug trafficking and go after drug trafficking paramilitary groups with ties to regional elites and state officials.
US to increase the use of extradition as anti-corruption tool
While the former anti-corruption chief is awaiting extradition, two former presidential security chiefs of former President Alvaro Uribe, whose family had intimate ties to the Medellin Cartel, are already in a US prison.
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https://colombiareports.com/major-us-boost-colombias-post-farc-anti-corruption-offensive/
