PANAMA-COLOMBIA-HURTADO-ASYLUM

Former director of the Colombian Security Department (DAS) Maria del Pilar Hurtado leaves the Panamanian Foreign Ministry headquarters on November 22, 2010 in Panama City. The government of Panama has granted political asylum to Hurtado, who is accused of orchestrating an illegal wiretapping scheme under former president Alvaro Uribe. AFP PHOTO/Bienvenido Velasco