Colombia's Supreme Court orders arrest of its fugitive former president
Allegedly corrupt former magistrate reportedly in Canada after political asylum request
by Adriaan Alsema September 21, 2022
Colombia’s Supreme Court ordered the arrest of its former president over claims that he sabotaged investigations into congressmen for money.
The court announced that it has ordered the detention of former magistrate Leonidas Bustos, one of three former Supreme Court magistrates embroiled in the “Toga Cartel” scandal.
Bustos reportedly fled to Canada in 2018 after Colombia’s highest court began investigating his alleged role in the biggest judicial corruption scandal in recent memory.
The court ordered the former magistrate’s arrest on claims that Bustos continued to wield enough power in Colombia to potentially sabotage investigations into the Toga Cartel.
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