Colombia’s justice reforms a ‘hoax’ to grant judges impunity

Colombia’s justice reforms a ‘hoax’ to grant judges impunity
Apr 7, 2015 posted by Alice Bradshaw-Smith

Colombia’s former Prosecutor General, Senator Viviane Morales, labeled the government’s justice reform proposals as a “hoax” on Monday, while ministers insist they will curb rampant corruption in the judicial branch.

Colombia’s justice system has been exposed as vastly corrupt in recent months, with almost all of the country’s top courts — and the prosecutor general — under fire about their integrity after a series of corruption allegations.

President Juan Manuel Santos subsequently announced a collection of agreed reforms – many already included in a Balance of Powers reform that already was in development in Congress.

The new “Supercourt”

The main point of agreement was the creation of a “Supercourt,” which aims to replace the Accusations Commission in prosecuting magistrates and the prosecutor general.

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http://colombiareports.co/colombias-justice-reforms-a-hoax-to-grant-judges-impunity/