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         Corruption Crackdown Costs 1,400 Police Their Jobs in Colombia

   by Reuters

   Colombia's national police force has fired more than 1,400 officers
   over the past 80 days in a crackdown on corruption, the country's top
   law enforcement official said Wednesday.

   The 180,000-strong police force has let go of nearly 18 officers per
   day since General Jorge Hernando Nieto took over leadership of the
   organization in February, he told journalists.

   The dismissals are part of a "zero tolerance for corruption" plan,
   Nieto said, as the force seeks to improve its public image after recent
   scandals, including one connecting high-level officials to a
   prostitution ring.

   Almost 400 officers were removed from their posts because of corruption
   cases -- everything from participating drug trafficking to taking
   bribes. Others are under investigation for disciplinary issues,
   administrative failures or other reasons, Nieto said.

   Colombia's police are key players in the fight against the country's
   leftist rebel groups and violent crime gangs, founded by remnants of
   right-wing paramilitary groups.
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