Ciro Ramírez condemn for 'para-politics' (Google translation from Colombia's El Espectador)

[Judi Lynn]

10 Mar 2011 - 11:07 a.m.
Ciro Ramírez condemn for 'para-politics'
By: Elespectador.com
The Criminal Court sentenced him to seven years in prison.

Seven years and six months in prison was sentenced to former Sen. Ciro Ramírez Pinzón due to its proven links with paramilitary groups , as determined by the Supreme Court. Likewise, the Criminal Chamber imposed a fine of more than 3,400 million pesos, equivalent to the sum of 6,500 minimum monthly wages in force.

The exparlamentario had been acquitted on drug trafficking charges he faced before and l First Specialized Criminal Court of Bogota , while the Court found him guilty of conspiracy to promote paramilitary groups.

The Corporation determined that the Conservative leader made ​​an alliance with the Central Bolívar Bloc of the AUC to come to Congress in 2002 , as shown by illegal wiretaps obtained in Curos research initially was in charge of the prosecution.

Apparently, the exparlamentario forward the steps necessary to establish this covenant with demobilized paramilitary, Saavedra Gilberto, aka 'The Doctor', h also been opened to serve the Mejia Munera brothers , suspected drug traffickers who were known as' The Twins '.

More:
http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/judicial/articulo-255978-condenan-ciro-ramirez-parapolitica