Para-politics scandal Main article: Parapol tica The party has been one of the most affected by the para-politics scandal that erupted from 2006 to uncover links between politicians and illegal armed groups of the extreme right. Several of the parliament elected by the party were involved in the scandal and were deprived of liberty within the affected senior leader like Sen. Ruben Dario Quintero Antioquia. The Supreme Court has ordered the capture of congressmen Cambio Radical party where are the congressman Oscar Wilchez, Karelly Congresswoman Patricia Lara Vence, Antioquia Senator Ruben Dario Quintero, Senator Miguel Pinedo Vidal, Alonso de Jes s Ram rez representative who replaced the seat to the Lara Vence Karelly also arrested.On 8 April 2008 was linked to the process of Antioquia Parapol tica Congressman Luis Humberto Correa Builes, becoming the sixth parliamentary arrested for this game. The ties of militant Radical Change with paramilitary groups and drug trafficking organizations, exist despite the expulsion of candidates from lists for alleged links with paramilitaries, which were welcomed by Democratic parties like Colombia (now largely dismantled by their links with the AUC) and Convergencia Ciudadana. On 18 April 2008 the party suffered one of the most severe blow to its image structure and policy, Senator Nancy Patricia Guti rrez Radical Change member and President of Senate, was linked to a preliminary investigation for his alleged links with paramilitary by the Supreme Court.The former representative Rocio Arias, said that in his contacts with paramilitary leaders, was asked to refrain from politics in parts of the department of Cundinamarca because the votes were reserved for Gutierrez.