COLOMBIA: Former Venezuelan Prosecutor Leaves Colombia For Brazil

(RTTNews) - The former Venezuela prosecutor Luisa Ortega has left Colombia and is on her way to Brazil.

Through a statement, Colombia's Migration Service reported that "Luisa Ortega Díaz proceeded to Brazil, who made the corresponding migration process to the Colombian authorities."

Ortega arrived in Bogotá last Friday with her husband, the Venezuelan representative Germán Ferrer.

There are no further details on the reasons for her sudden departure.

Earlier, the Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said that Ortega was "under government protection" and stated that Bogotá would grant her asylum if asked to do so.