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Ivan the Illegitimate? Colombia's Supreme Court, Congress and election authority looking into electi
by Adriaan Alsema February 21, 2020
The very legitimacy of Colombia’s government came into question on Thursday when both the Supreme Court and election authorities began looking into claims the 2018 elections were rigged.
Colombia’s Supreme Court opened a new criminal investigation into a member of one of the country’s most powerful clans for his alleged participation in the jailbreak of former Senator-elect Aida Merlano, who was convicted of election fraud in the 2018 congressional elections.
W Radio reported on Thursday that the National Electoral Council (CNE) was looking into magistrate Luis Guillermo Perez additional request to investigate Duque’s campaign, which allegedly took part in rigging the presidential election that same year.
Opposition politicians filed criminal charges against the president before the Accusations Chamber of Congress on Thursday while the runner up in the elections, leftist Senator Gustavo Petro, called on his supporters to take to the streets.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-supreme-to-investigate-duque-ally-over-fugitive-politicians-jail-break/
