Anti-money laundering group suspends Colombian access

Colombian president Gustavo Petro (Richard Drew/AP)

Colombia’s access to a global information-sharing platform has been suspended after President Gustavo Petro shared confidential information officials had obtained from the group.

The Egmont Group, an international organisation created to combat money laundering, said in a statement that Colombia’s government will no longer have access to a secure web used by the group to share data on financial crimes which can be accessed by 177 member countries.