Colombia Court Orders Full Disclosure About Epstein, Maxwell Visits

A Colombian court ordered immigration authorities to release information about Epstein's and Maxwell's trips to Colombia. The court said the information was of high public interest and warranted citizen oversight, reversing a prior government refusal citing national security and personal data protection grounds. The article notes that former president Andres Pastrana is mentioned in US Justice Department files on Epstein, including a 2003 Epstein private-plane trip and a 2002 photograph with Maxwell in Colombian Air Force uniforms; Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence in the United States for her role in Epstein's sex trafficking network. Pastrana says he met Epstein and Maxwell on several occasions but that the meetings were formal; Maxwell reportedly took a brief flight in Colombia but denies carrying out attacks from the aircraft; Epstein died in 2019 in prison, with the death ruled a suicide. The story also references declassified emails in which Maxwell claimed to have flown a Blackhawk helicopter in Colombia and to have fired from the air at a guerrilla group in the Amazon.

Jeffrey Epstein dies in prison in 2019; his death is ruled a suicide, prompting scrutiny over jail security.

Jeffrey Epstein pleads guilty in 2008 to soliciting prostitution from a minor.

Andrés Pastrana was a passenger on Jeffrey Epstein's private plane in 2003.

Andrés Pastrana appears in a 2002 photograph with Ghislaine Maxwell, both wearing Colombian Air Force uniforms.

Andrés Pastrana begins his presidency of Colombia, a term that lasted from 1998 to 2002.