Corrupt employees axed from Immigration Service

Over 40 officials  have been purged from the National Immigration Service (NMS) after the creation of a Department of Internal Affairs by the new director.

Javier Carrillo, a lawyer and former police commissioner took over the helm of the troubled institution , when Maria Cristina Gonzalez, resigned after a series of public complaints about alleged corruption.

The firings over two and a half months covered “irregularities” in the  performance  of many,  including alleged acts of internal corruption.

At least seven complaints  have been referred to the  public prosecutor prosecutor.

That includes  officials denounced for engaging in as forgery and collecting bribes.

Carillo urged citizens to denounce illegal acts by  officials of the institution , for which there is now  an internal research department.

Carrillo established a Department of Internal Affairs, manned  by police officers on leave, to oversee personnel actions and collect user complaints.

Carrillo, decorated by  Colombian police after the arrest that year, of David Murcia. 

Between January 2009 and November 2010, he  was director of the DIJ and  the time of his appointment as head of SNM  was serving as secretary general of the National Police.