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Ecopetrol’s board has approved a temporary leave for Ricardo Roa, keeping him out of office until Colombia’s presidential elections wrap up at the end of June.

The intelligence agency has had four directors, highlighting instability within one of the institutions responsible for state security.

The discovery of a US flight attendant’s body in Antioquia exposes the lethal risks of scopolamine-related crime targeting foreigners & locals in Medellín.

The oil and gas workers union called for the removal of Ecopetrol’s president following formal influence-peddling charges filed by Colombia’s Attorney.

So far, three people have been convicted in the killing of former presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay, while arrest warrants target seven members of FARC dissident factions.

Record homicides and guerilla expansion challenge Colombia's security under the current president, impacting international investment and regional stability.

Ricardo Roa's appointment to head the state-controlled petroleum giant came after he managed Gustavo Petro's presidential campaign.

Until now, Colombia's current president has not been seriously tied to narcotics, however he once belonged to a homicidal guerilla group.

The charges come as Ecopetrol faces scrutiny over corporate governance and reporting of petroleum reserves.

José Leonidas Bustos Martinez was a leader of the "Cartel of the Toga" that sold justice to the highest bribe.