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 Juan Manuel Santos President this morning uncovered another scandal of corruption in addition to recent cases on the target and the health system, this time the theft is in the field of education.

The Government six municipalities audited at random and found four embezzlement. The robbery was over 34,000student seats, fictitiously created to receive economic aid delivered by the Ministry of Education. The total amountdefrauded would be 36,000 million pesos.

As the Government spends per student resources, corrupt managed to create a network of fictitious students with false license plates and seized at least 36,000 million pesos. The case was discovered by an audit in 6municipalities, which were not revealed their names.

According to Education Minister Maria Fernanda Campo millionaire theft and was brought to the attention of localcontrol.

President Santos asked all his ministers to enhance internal controls to continue discovering the sources of corruption which he said bleed country.

The announcements were made during the agreement for the prosperity that is done in the city of Neiva.

September 28, 2011

Arauca, Cauca, Chocó, an area of ​​greatest fear electoral

The government insisted that the plan will advance democracy in a month.

The October elections will have to adjust to this political reform.

Kick-off devices to shield the October 30 elections
The Government insisted Wednesday in anticipating the entry into operation of the Project Democracy.
The Interior Minister Germain Vargas Lleras, said there is fear of electoral risk in Arauca, Cauca and Choco, mainly.
In 76 municipalities there is a risk to the security of the elections, therefore, it is necessary to accelerate the entry into force of security.
Vargas Lleras said the greatest risk factor is the FARC. However, the minister did not ignore the risk posed by criminal gangs and the ELN.
The Government, to advance the plan, said that although it has usually done a week before the election, decided to implement a month before the elections to give more guarantees.
For now, though there disabled candidates, there is no punishment.
Democracy in the Orinoco Plan
With the participation of municipal and departmental authorities of the Colombian Orinoco, Deputy Defense Minister Rafael Guarin made a Democracy Plan review that is underway in this region, a meeting that took important control measures to ensure the October elections next.
One of the decisions has to do with control measures to be deployed at the site known as El Morichal, in the department of Guaviare, where 827 Colombian citizens may exercise their right to vote, thanks to a coordinated effort with troops the fourth and eighth divisions of the Army, which will cover this population to 5 hours away Mitu
On the other hand, the Deputy Minister Guarín asked the security forces to strengthen intelligence gathering in the town of Castilla La Nueva, Meta, to prevent the transfer of some polling stations and ensure peace for citizens to exercise their right.
Finally, the officer asked the civil authorities, political parties and civic organizations that make election monitoring, integrating the work done by the Government, which seeks to shield the conduct of the elections on 30 October.