Colombias former anti-corruption chief convicted for corruption
by Adriaan Alsema March 7, 2018
Colombia’s former corruption chief was convicted on corruption charges on Wednesday after the DEA found out he and Supreme Court justices were taking bribes from corrupt politicians.
The court initially sentenced former top prosecutor Luis Gustavo to three and a half years in prison, but then suspended the sentence, claiming it made a calculation error.
Month ago, the country’s disgraced top court suspended one of its own judges after investigations indicated he had accepted bribes from the prosecution chief.
Moreno was arrested in June last year and has admitted to facilitating the bribes before and after he was hand-picked for the top position by Prosecutor General Nestor Humberto Martinez.
The revelations made by the American counter-narcotics agency led to more than 25 criminal investigations that unveiled an entire corruption network in the top of Colombia’s justice system, government and Congress.
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Following his sentence, the court could rule to extradite Moreno to the United States, which has requested his extradition to respond to corruption charges in the state of Florida.
The former top justice official survived a poisoning attempt and an attack by a rabid dog while in jail.
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Earlier article:
Colombias jailed anti-corruption chief seeks help from top US lawyer
written by Adriaan Alsema July 10, 2017
Colombia’s former anti-corruption chief who was arrested on bribery charges early this month, has arranged to meet an attorney known for representing top drug traffickers, according to newspaper El Tiempo.
Cuban-American lawyer Ruben Oliva told the newspaper that he would travel to Bogota in the coming hours to meet with the disgraced Luis Gustavo Moreno, who is currently being held in La Picota prison.
The attorney has a history of defending high-profile Colombian drug lords in the US, including Eugenio Montoya, of the Norte del Valle cartel; Javier Antonio Calle, alias “Comba” of the Rastrojos drugs cartel; and Daniel “El Loco” Barrera Barrera. The attorney also represented Beaudouin “Jacques” Ketant, a Haitian cocaine kingpin.
Oliva’s focus on seeking plea deals for his high-profile clients previously caused tensions, as the Miami New Times reported in 2003.
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https://colombiareports.com/colombias-jailed-anti-corruption-chief-seeks-help-top-us-lawyer/
