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Colombia: Chief Prosecutor Viviane Morales Removed from Office

Categories: Latin America, Colombia, Citizen Media, Governance, Law

The State Council [1], a regulatory institution of the Supreme Court, [2] declared the election of Chief Prosecutor Viviane Morales invalid, arguing that in December 2010 the Court's internal rules were violated, causing irregularities in the voting, as La silla Vacía [3] [es] explained. The news became a local trending topic on Twitter with the hashtags and phrases #ChaoFiscal [4] [es], Consejo de Estado [5] [es] y #ApoyoAVivianeMorales [6] [es].