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8,000 Process (from the spanish Proceso 8,000) was the unofficial name of the legal investigation of the events surrounding the scandal regarding the partial financing with drug money of Ernesto Samper's 1994 campaign for President of Colombia. The investigations that dealt with the events which are about to be outlined were referred to as "8,000 Process" or "Procedure 8,000", for it was the case number of the investigational document issued by Colombia's Prosecutor General's Office which in turn was filed before Colombia's Supreme Court in 1995. Image File history File links Information_icon. ... Order: 41st President Vice President: Humberto de la Calle Term of office: August 7, 1994 – August 7, 1998 Preceded by: César Gaviria Succeeded by: Andrés Pastrana Date of birth: August 3, 1950 Place of birth: Bogotá First Lady: Jacquin Strouss de Samper Political party: Liberal Ernesto Samper... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... List of Heads of State (Presidents etc. ...

Officially it ended in the middle 90`s, but in late 2006 the paragate scandal and the documents found in the laptop of one of the leaders of AUC paramilitary group spawned new questions and detentions. AUC is a Latin abbreviation for calculation of dates. ...

Timeline

June 1994

June 15th: Defeated candidate Mr. Andres Pastrana claims to have received a series of tape recordings that day by an unnamed man while he was visiting the western city of Cali. These tapes, the so called "narco-cassettes", contained hours of recordings between several members of the Colombian Liberal Party and a person speaking on behalf of the Cali cartel.^[1] In many of the conversations held, the contribution of huge amounts of money for the "Samper for President" political campaign was discussed. Details of how much and to what purpose the money was being given were also discussed. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... Andr s Pastrana Arango (born August 17, 1954) was the President of Colombia from 1998 to 2002, following in the footsteps of his father, Misael Pastrana Borrero, who was president from 1970 to 1974. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Politics of Colombia Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Colombian political parties | Liberal parties ... The Cali Cartel (Spanish: Cartel de Cali) is a drug cartel based in the south part of Colombia, around the city of Cali. ...

June 16th: Mr. Pastrana meets the then president of Colombia, Mr. César Gaviria, and gives him a copy of these recordings. June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... César Gaviria Trujillo (born March 31, 1947) is a Colombian politician. ...

June 17th: Mr. Gaviria in turn, hands the tapes to the Prosecutor General of the time, Mr. Gustavo de Greiff. That same day, Mr. Pastrana made public a letter sent to Samper in which he challenged the latter into publicly swearing to renounce his recently won election, if there is any proof that any drug money entered his campaign. June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ...

June 21st: Mr. Samper not only denies such proposition but also denies any allegation of drug money entering his campaign, and requests that a formal investigation be performed on the basis of these grave accusations and evidence (narco-cassettes). June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 193 days remaining. ...

June 22nd: Mr. Pastrana releases a statement clarifying how he had obtained the narco-cassettes and again demands that the elected president, Mr. Samper, promises to renounce his position if there is any proof of drug money entering his presidential campaign. June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ...

June 24th: The Prosecutor General's Office calls to testimony some of the people mentioned in the narco-cassettes, and who allegedly benefited from this drug money; among these people were former presidential candidate Miguel Maza Márquez (also former General and Director of Colombia's Intelligence Service, - DAS -), Hernán Beltz Peralta, Alvaro Pava, César Villegas, Santiago Medina (former treasurer of the "Samper for President" campaign), Alberto Giraldo, Carlos Oviedo and Eduardo Mestre.^[2]

June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ...

July 1994

July 9th: Several international news agencies make reference to the existence of yet another "narco-cassette". 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ...

July 11th: The United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) cancels a scheduled visit to Washington DC by Octavio Vargas Silva and Rosso José Serrano, the then director and sub-director respectively of Colombia's National Police. July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... Since 1973, the DEA has enforced the drug laws in the United States. ... Flag Seal Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... Colombian National Police The Colombian National Police (spanish: Policia Nacional de Colombia) is the national police of the Republic of Colombia. ...

July 13th: A government office for control (the Procuraduria General de la Nacion) states that the narco-cassettes had been edited and manipulated in order to highlight specific conversations. That same day, the Attorney General's Office reveals that a letter received by them and signed by the Rodriguez-Orejuela brothers (leaders of the Cali Cartel), stated that neither Samper's or Pastrana's campaign had received any money from them. July 13th is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... The Cali Cartel (Spanish: Cartel de Cali) is a drug cartel based in the south part of Colombia, around the city of Cali. ...

July 14th Guillermo Pallomari (a prominent associate of the Cali Cartel) is arrested in the city of Cali and testifying before a judge admits to have worked as an accountant for the Rodriguez-Orejuela brothers. July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ...

July 15th The US Senate approves a legal amendment by which any future aid to Colombia in the fight against drugs was conditioned by a certification granted yearly by the president, Mr. Bill Clinton. July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ...

July 26th: Mr. Alfonso Valdivieso Sarmiento is chosen to become Colombia's new Prosecutor General once Mr. De Greiff's position ended. July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ...

August 1994

August 13th: Local news media reveal that the Cali Search Bloc (a specialized task force of Colombia's police force dedicated exclusively to capture and bring to justice leaders and top figures of the Cali Cartel), after a series of raids, found an alleged list of people paid by drug traffickers. Such list named local police officers and a former senator, Eduardo Mestre. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... Group of Colombian police officers who were put together with a single mission: to find Pablo Escobar and his associates. ...

August 16th: Mr. de Greiff orders that the case based on the narco-cassettes be suspended due to what seemed to be further lack of evidence. August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

August 18th: Mr. Alfonso Valdivieso is appointed as Colombia's new Prosecutor General. August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

August 19th: The Procuraduria deems de Greiff's decision as solid and credible. August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

September 1994

September 30th: Joe Toft, former DEA director for Colombia, during an interview for a local media defines Colombia as a narcodemocracy, and states that Mr. Samper's campaign was financed partially through drug money coming from the Cali Cartel. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ...

December 1994

December 7th: Mr. Samper and the then Secretary of Defense, Mr. Fernando Botero Zea (also former campaign manager of the presidential campaign that took Samper to office), publicly reprimand General Camilo Hernando Zúñiga (top general of the Colombian Armed Forces at the time). The reason for this were claims that the Cali Search Bloc had rudely interrupted a party on behalf of Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela's daughter. Apparently, she was celebrating her first communion in a prominent hotel in the city of Cali. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela. ...

December 8th: Mr. Valdivieso denies that any such abusive behavior by police force was committed. December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

December 19th: Mr. Valdivieso states that he is looking into the possibility of reopening the case of the narco-cassettes. December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

January 1995

January 27th: Myles Frechette, the United States Ambassador to Colombia, suggests the possibility that his government, led by Mr. Bill Clinton, will not certify Colombia's effort on the war against drugs. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Massive mark-ups for drugs, UK Govt report Prevalance of drug use 1991-2006 The War on Drugs is an initiative undertaken by the United States with the assistance of participating countries, which is intended to combat the illegal drug trade —to curb supply and diminish demand for certain psychoactive...

January 30th: A report published on the local Revista Cambio 16 magazine provides information that the Cali Cartel had given away T-shirts stamped with the "Samper for President" ad to several political leaders. January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

January 31st: Carlos Lleras de la Fuente, the Colombian Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), states before the Council of the Americas that, "the United States has a vampire complex".^{[cite this quote]} January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Organization of American States (OAS; OEA in the other three official languages) is an international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States of America. ... The Council of the Americas is a American business organization whose stated goal is promoting free trade and open markets throughout the Americas. ...

February 1995

February 14th: US Secretary of State Warren Christopher, states that attitude displayed by the colombian government in the fight against drugs is not "completely satisfactory".^{[cite this quote]} 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. ... Warren Minor Christopher (born October 27, 1925) is an American diplomat and lawyer. ...

March 1995

March 1st: The United States grants Colombia with a conditioned certification. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ...

March 2nd: The Dallas Morning News publishes an article with the testimony of a woman named María. She is the alleged witness of the conversations held by the Cali Cartes and Mr. Ernesto Samper during the 1989 presidential campaign. March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... The Dallas Morning News is the major daily newspaper serving the Dallas, Texas area. ...

March 17th Jorge Eliécer Rodríguez Orejuela, the youngest of the Rodriguez-Orejuela brothers, is captured in the city of Cali. March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ...

March 28th Newspaper "La Prensa" publishes a list of some 200 army and police officers that apparently had received money from the Cali Cartel. March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... La Prensa is a Nicaraguan newspaper, with offices in the capital Managua. ...

April 1995

April 4th: Misael Pastrana Borrero, Former president of Colombia and father of the defeated candidate, publicly asks that the elected president "swear that he did not receive any money from the drug cartels and that he never knew that his campaign received any such money". "That should be enough", he adds.^{[cite this quote]} President Samper, in a press conference, asks that he should be questioned on the basis of facts and not on the basis of lies and rumors. He states that his life is "an open book".^{[cite this quote]} 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... Misael Pastrana Borrero was president of Colombia from 1970 to 1974. ...

April 21st Former senator Eduardo Mestre is arrested in connection to an investigation regarding illicit increase of wealth. Attorney General, Mr. Alfonso Valdivieso requests that the Colombian Supreme Court to open an investigation against nine congressmen - Alvaro Benedetti, Jaime Lara, José Guerra de la Espriella, Alberto Santofimio, Armando Holguín Sarria, Ana de Petchal, Rodrigo Garavito, Yolima Espinosa and María Izquierdo - for allegedly performing bank transactions with members of the Cali Cartel during the presidential and congressional elections held in 1994. Additionally, Mr. Valdivieso requests that the Supreme Court investigates David Turbay, the Contralor General, and orders a reopening of the case against former "Samper for President" campaign treasurer Santiago Medina. April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... María Izquierdo at the age of 20. ...

April 22nd: The Colombian Liberal Party decides to suspend the eight congress people and the former congressman mentioned in the request that the Prosecutor General made to the Supreme Court. April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... Politics of Colombia Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Colombian political parties | Liberal parties ...

April 25th: The Attorney General's Office sends a copy of a document filed under the number "8,000" to the Supreme Court of Justice. This document aims to establish and determine if in fact these nine congress people and two other public servants received money from frontstore companies associated to the Cali Cartel. April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ...

May 1995

May 10th: Luis Fernando Murcillo Posada surrenders to the police in Bogotá city. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ...

May 25th Journalist Alberto Giraldo (aka El Loco) surrenders to police authorities. May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ...

June 1995

June 4th: The nation's Procurador General, Mr. Orlando Vásquez Velásquez, is called by the Supreme Court to testify for illicit increase in his wealth. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ...

June 9th: Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, Cali Cartel's number one boss is captured. Prosecutor General issues an arrest warrant for journalist Alberto Giraldo. June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, alias El Ajedrecista (The Chess Player), is a 65 year-old Colombian drug lord, who led the Cali Cartel, based in the south part of Colombia, around the city of Cali. ...

June 13th: According to the priest and former mayor of the city of Barranquilla, Mr. Bernardo Hoyos, he spoke with members of the Cali Cartel. Additionally, he claimed that he listened to recordings and read documents that implicated a great number of members of the political sphere with money received from the Cali Cartel. Furthermore, Mr. Hoyos claimed that Miguel Rodríguez orejuela wanted to surrender under "appropriate conditions". June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

June 20th: Henry Loaiza, aka "El Alacrán", surrenders to police authorities in Bogotá. Attorney General's Office extends investigation under the "8,000" process to five more congress people; Francisco José Jattin, Jorge Ramón Elías Nader, Tiberio Villarreal, Alvaro Pava Camelo and Gustavo Espinosa. June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ...

June 24th: Víctor Patiño Fómeque, number six in the Cali Cartel organization, surrenders in Bogotá. June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ...

June 27th Priest Bernardo Hoyos, testifies before the Attorney General's Office based on the alleged documents and checks that were shown to him by Miguel Rodríguez. June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 187 days remaining. ...

July 1995

July 4th: José Santacruz, number three in the Cali Cartel, is captured in a northern area of Bogotá. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ...

July 7th: Phanor Arizabaleta, fifth man on the Cali Cartel, surrenders to authorities. July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ...

July 17th: Santiago Medina testifies to the Attorney General's Office that the check for 40 million pesos (US$ 32.000 of the time) issued by the Cali Cartel, a check that made its way into the finances of the presidential campaign, was sent to the campaign's manager in the Valle del Cauca Department, Mr. Jorge Herrera Barona, in order to establish its origin. July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... Motto: Capital Santiago de Cali Governor Angelino Garzon Area 22,140 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   4,524,678 204 people/km² Adjective vallecaucano Valle del Cauca is a department of Colombia. ...

July 20th: Former consul of Colombia in Miami, Andrés Talero, testifies before the Prosecutor General's Office under sworn oath about the secret documents that Santiago Medina possesses, which in turn could prove the links between the "Samper for President" presidential campaign with the Cali Cartel. This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ...

July 21st: Jorge Herrera Barona denies Medina's version and states that he was never asked to investigate the origins of the $40 million pesos check. July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ...

July 24th: Several journalists reveal an alleged pay off list of Miguel Rodríguez. In the list there were the names of several congressmen, political figures, and athletes. This list was abandoned in a briefcase when Rodriguez was almost captured during a raid performed by the Cali Search Bloc. July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ...

July 26th: Santiago Medina is imprisoned under the charges of illicit increase in wealth, related to having received drug money. He is also charged with lying under oath. July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ...

July 27th: In a televised address to the entire nation, president Samper states that if in deed drug money made its way into his campaign's finances, it happened "behind his back". He requested that the Accusation Commission of the Colombian Chamber of Representatives investigates him. July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... There are at least four political assemblies known as the Chamber of Representatives. ...

July 28th: Secretary of Interior, Mr. Horacio Serpa, censors the Under-prosecutor General Mr. Adolfo Salamanca, and accused him of filtering reserved information to journalists, particularly information related to the so called "8,000 process". July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... Horacio Serpa Uribe (b. ...

July 31st: In a press conference given by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Interior, Fernando Botero Zea and Horacio Serpa respectively, they inform that they partially know the contents of the statements given to the Prosecutor by Santiago Medina. When inquired as to how they were able to access what was supposed to be a reserved document, Mr. Botero firmly states that, "the government knows of this information...", only to hesitantly look to Mr. Serpa looking for an answer. Serpa is caught off guard, but rapidly answers, "The government knows of this reserved document...through an anonymous source!", and quickly adds, "because we live in the country of anonymous sources!". According to both secretaries Medina's statements "turn on a fan with the sole intent of tarnishing the President". Both secretaries assured those present in the press conference that they would undertake any responsibility of any wrongdoing during the previous presidential campaign in question. July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... Horacio Serpa Uribe (b. ...

AUGUST, 1995

1st. The delegate commission of the Prosecutor General's Office which serves before the Supreme Justice Court is asked to initiate the appropriate inquiries against Secretaries Fernando Botero and Armando Benedetti.
2nd. Secretary of Defense, Fernando Botero Zea, resigns from his post. He states that he does so in order to face the accusations made against him by Santiago Medina.
The complete testimony made by Santiago Medina is published.
The Prosecutor General's Office initiates the investigations for the apparently violation of reserved documents done by Fernando Botero.
3rd. Former consul in Miami, Andrés Talero, denounces that his apartment was ransacked. Additionally, warehouses and apartments of key witnesses in the "8.000 processes" have been ransacked.
4th. The Accusation Commission of the House of Representatives officially receives the copies of the evidence held against President Samper in the "8.000 process".
6th. Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela is captured in Cali.
8th. Weekly colombian magazine "Semana" reveals a new tape in which President Samper is recorded while speaking to Elizabeth Montoya de Sarria, the wife of a convicted drug dealer. In this tape Samper is heard referring to her as "Monita Retrechera" in what appears to be very friendly terms. In the same issue, Semana reveals that former Secretary of Defense Fernando Botero ordered under irregular circumstances the transfer of Víctor Patiño from a prison near Cali, to a prison in Bogotá.
9th. President Samper empowers attorney Antonio José Cancino to represent him before the Accusation Commission of the House of Representatives.
10th. Cancino states before the commission that he possesses unedited and irrefutable evidence to prove that the allegations against Samper are lies.
Former candidate Andres Pastrana states in the news program CM& that the different versions regarding alleged checks of drug lords issued towards his campaign are unfounded and requests 15 minutes of airtime on national TV to present his case to the public opinion.
15th. Former Defense Secretary Botero is arrested and his file is added to the "8.000 process".
During a heated debate of the "8.000 process" in the House of Representatives, Secretary of Interior Serpa makes a pungent defense of the President and ferverously states, "Is the President going to quit? Mamola!!". Mamola is colombian slang for "No Way". 17th. In a televised address, Andrés Pastrana suggests that the President should request a leave of absence until the investigations are completed.
22nd. Publicist Mauricio Montejo testifies that journalist Alberto Giraldo delivered to him 300 million pesos (approximately US$ 240.000 of the time) on behalf of the "Samper for President" campaign, as payment for his job in the publicity ads.
24th. Jacquin Strouss, Colombia's First lady, testifies before the Prosecutor General's Office.
28th. Secretary of Interior Serpa appears before the Prosecutor General's Office to give his version of how the reserved statements made by former campaign treasurer Santiago Medina ended in the government's possession (see the July 31st, 1995 entry).
31st. The Ethics Committee of the Liberal Party decides to temporarily suspend former Secretary Botero and former campaign treasurer Medina.

SEPTEMBER, 1995

4th. Several news media reveal that Elizabeth Montoya de Sarria (see entry August 6th, 1995) donated 32 million pesos (US$26.000) in cash to the "Samper for President" campaign.
5th. The President's defense attorney states that during the presidential campaign, certain individuals illegally benefited themselves by appropriating some of the donated money.
6th. Santiago Medina gives further details to the Prosecutor General's Office.
19th. The public opinion is informed that former accountant to the Cali Cartel, Guillermo Pallomari, has struck a deal with the DEA and is surrendering to them.
22. In a letter sent to Santiago Medina, Miguel Rodríguez states that the check for 40 million pesos was in regards to the purchase of some artworks and that this sum of money had nothing to do with the campaign.
26. President Samper testifies for at least nine hours before the President of the Accusation Committee of the House of Representative, Mr. Heine Mogollón. As he exits this event, the Head of State states, "I found myself in a complex and artificial mesh filled with lies".
Heine Mogollón admits before several news media that he used a loan from Finagro in the amount of 19 million pesos; such loan was used to finance his own campaign for representative.
The Supreme Court investigates Rodrigo Garavito for allegedly committing illicit increase in wealth.
27. The President's attorney, Mr. Antonio José Cancino is shot by unknown assailants in Bogotá. Cancino survives and his wounds are initially treated in the Central Military Hospital. The head director of the DAS (Colombia's Intelligence Service), Mr. Ramiro Bejarano, claims that national and foreign organizations are behind this attack.
Secretary of Interior Serpa suggests that the hypothesis of the DEA being involved in this attack is not so far fetched.
28. Chancellor Rodrigo Pardo, while in an official visit to the US, quickly disapproves and disregards the Serpa's comments.
The US government emphatically rejects these accusations made by Serpa and holds the colombian government responsible for the security of its nationals in Colombia.
Under Prosecutor General, Adolfo Salamanca, states during and interview to CM& news that in fact the Liberal Party received drug money for its campaign. He adds that it is now time for his office to determine those responsible and directly involved.