Even though the Inspector general’s office (Procutaduría General de la nación) requested to close the process that gave live to the ‘parapolics’ (the links of politicians with paramilitaries who also apparently helped them win congress and other elections) scandal in Colombia, the supreme Court ruled out the closing of the preliminary inquiry that is in the hands of assistant judge Iván Velazquez. The deputy inspector general asked for the closing of the investigation, because the term of six months that is given by law for the preliminary investigation has already been exceeded. The deputy inspector also argued that by not sticking to the deadline of the investigation the court is violating the fundamental rights of development of the investigation for ‘parapolitics’ Still, the court ruled out closing file 26.625 and pointed out that the process has not infringed the right of defense, since it is an inquiry of the people who might be responsible without anyone known to having been charged yet.