General Accused of Misuse of Funds Is Fired
From Times Wire Reports
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe sacked an army general accused of misusing state funds. The firing of Gen. Jorge Pineda Carvajal, who commanded an elite anti-guerrilla brigade in the cocaine-rich southern Putumayo region, followed a change of guard last week that included the commander of the armed forces and the defense minister.
The Presidential Palace attributed Pineda Carvajal’s firing to “misuse of secret state funds in 2001,” a time when he headed army intelligence.
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