A prominent opposition lawmaker in Colombia has been kicked out of the Senate and barred from public service for eighteen years. Colombia’s Inspector General has ousted Senator Piedad Córdoba from office for allegedly aiding members of the FARC, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Córdoba has been a leading critic of former Colombia president Álvaro Uribe and the US-backed drug war in Colombia. Despite the allegations, she has never been charged with a crime.