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Weekly Report - 25 August 2011 (WR-11-34)

COLOMBIA: Anti-corruption drive picks up pace

Hundreds of Colombians across the country took to the streets over the weekend in what was locally known as “the march of the masks” to raise awareness about the responsibility that each member of society, not just politicians or public servants, have in relation to corrupt practices. Though two Bogotá mayoral candidates in the 30 October regional elections, Antanas Mockus and Gustavo Petro, partook in the capital city’s demonstration, the strongest (implicit) endorsement of anti-corruption initiatives came from President Juan Manuel Santos, who earlier this week became personally involved in an electoral scandal dominating the mayoral race in Cali, capital of the south-western department Valle del Cauca.

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