Jailed senator faked community service

[Judi Lynn]

Jailed senator faked community service
Wednesday, 30 March 2011 09:08
Ben Hockman

Incarcerated former senator Ciro Ramirez's falsified community service documents in an attempt to reduce his prison sentence, an investigation has revealed, El Tiempo reported Wednesday.

As part of an inquiry into the early release of several jailed politicians, Colombia's national prison authority, INPEC, has uncovered evidence that seemingly proves the falsification of certificates produced by Ciro Ramirez as records of his community service.

The certificates Ramirez had produced, in which he claimed to have worked 1,312 hours of work in urban agriculture and 810 hours of study, were aimed at reducing his prison sentence by proving that he had completed community service.

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Following the investigation, in which further inconsistencies were found among other public officials who received reduced sentences, the INPEC report states that special privileges to convicted public officials will be denied in the future.

http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/15248-investigation-reveals-fraudulent-reduction-in-parapolitics-prison-sentences.html