BOGOTÁ, Colombia -- The arrest of Colombian President Álvaro Uribe's cousin and political ally, Mario Uribe, on charges of conspiring with the country's paramilitary groups, brings the country's so-called "para-politics" scandal closer to the president's inner circle.
Mario Uribe's arrest on April 22 and the ever-growing domestic scandal that links politicians with outlawed right-wing paramilitary groups is being seen as the most serious crisis facing President Uribe since he first came to power in 2002. ...