As the law stands, congressmen charged with breaking the law face prosecution by the supreme court. In keeping with this responsibility the supreme court has played a crucial role in the parapolitical scandal: it has created a special unit to investigate the crimes and put six congressmen behind bars for their links to the Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC). It has also summoned all 40 or so politicians who signed a pact with the paramilitary leaders in 2001.
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