Colombia's Inspector General accused of buying reelection .
Colombia's Inspector General accused of buying reelection .
Sunday, 25 November 2012 08:46 Adriaan Alsema
The election of Colombia's Inspector General, the chief investigator of corruption within government and congress, is being tarnished by cronyism accusations.
According to several government watchdogs, sitting Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez has granted jobs within his office to dozens of family members of senators, Constitutional Court and Supreme court magistrates and members of the Council of State, allegedly to secure his reelection later this week.
Ordoñez, first elected in 2009, is seeking to be reelected by Congress this week; an election which according to some Colombian media has been in the pocket for weeks.
The sitting IG has been put on a shortlist of three candidates compiled by the Presidency, Congress and Supreme Court.
According to newscast Noticias Uno, the Supreme Court proposed Ordoñez for the shortlist after the Inspector General granted jobs to 21 friends and family members of seven members of the Council of State, two magistrates of the Constitutional Court, six magistrates or ex magistrates of the Supreme Court and one magistrate of the Superior Judicial Council.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/27151-colombias-inspector-general-acused-of-buying-reelection.html
