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All Colombia's watchdogs fall under government allies' control
by Adriaan Alsema August 28, 2020
With the election of Colombia’s former justice minister as inspector general on Wednesday, all the country’s watchdogs have fallen under the control of President Ivan Duque‘s allies.
The Senate elected former Justice Minister Margarita Cabello to lead the Inspector General’s Office, the last watchdog institution that was independent from the Duque administration.
No checks and balances?
While Colombia’s traditional parties and allies of the president were quick to congratulate the new inspector general, opposition senators expressed their concern that Cabello is now expected to scrutinize the government she was a member of until earlier this month.
The fact that in Colombia the main control body is run by a former minister of the current government is a clear demonstration of the absence of democracy and the lack of independent monitoring of the executive branch’s whims in fashion with totalitarian states.
Senator Ivan Cepeda
More:
https://colombiareports.com/all-colombias-watchdogs-fall-under-government-allies-control/