Leaked documents show how mafia assets ended up in politicians' hands (Colombia)

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Colombia Reports

Leaked documents show how mafia assets ended up in politicians' hands
Wednesday, 18 May 2011 12:32
Tom Heyden

Documents revealing the Supreme Court testimony of a former official of Colombia's drug enforcement agency (DNE) explain how seized mafia assets ended up in the hands of corrupt politicians.

The testimony of Helia Marcela Niño, obtained by Caracol Radio, states how the former director of the DNE, Carlos Abornoz, devoted every Wednesday to the attention of politicians and that accordingly it was common to see these politicians in private meetings on these days.

Carlos Abornoz created a special committee to deal with the incoming assets, seized from various criminals, who allegedly would already have a list of names of congress members to whom the assets were due to be delivered.

Niño named several politicians as having received the property of narco-traffickers and criminals, including the former Senator Javier Caceres and ex-Congresswomen Miriam Paredes and Lucero Cortes.

Read more: http://www.colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/16358-leaked-documents-show-how-mafia-assets-ended-up-in-politicians-hands.html

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