Colombian Senator Close to Ex-President Uribe in Panama Papers
Colombian Senator Close to Ex-President Uribe in Panama Papers
Luis Alfredo Ramos
Published 9 May 2016 (4 hours 14 minutes ago)
Alfredo Ramos Maya, from the right-wing Centro Democratico whose father was close to paramilitaries, has been named.
A Colombian senator has been found in the Panama Papers. Alfredo Ramos Maya, from the right-wing Centro Democratico, is shown to have a stake in Kirtland Holding, Inc, based in Istanbul, Turkey.
Ramos is a newcomer to the political scene. However, he is well connected to influential people, who are in turn well connected to right-wing paramilitaries.
His party is headed by former President Alvaro Uribe, a right-winger whose presidency has witnessed many controversies. One of these was evidence leading to several senators from his party being convicted of connections and formation of paramilitaries that continue to terrorize Colombia to this day.
His father, Luis Alfredo Ramos, was also a politician and governor of the department of Antioquia. He was a member of the Conservative Party for years, before joining the Centro Democratico in 2013.
He was also charged and apprehended for involvement with paramilitaries that same year. The Colombian high court ordered his arrest on August 28, 2013.
He remains in prison for these connections.
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