Topic signal in Colombia
Updated Aug 7, 2026
luis fernando velasco
The Supreme Court ordered the release of former Interior Minister Luis Fernando Velasco in connection with a legal case involving the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management.
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The Supreme Court ordered the release of former Interior Minister Luis Fernando Velasco in connection with a legal case involving the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management.
Luis Fernando Velasco, the ex-minister of Interior, has been released by order of Colombia's Supreme Court amid ongoing investigations related to the UNGRD case. This development has been widely reported by news outlets such as Caracol Radio, El Tiempo, and CAMBIO Colombia. The court's decision came following a prior conviction linked to alleged irregularities in disaster risk management.
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