President Gustavo Petro referred to the charges brought against him in the case concerning the money lost at the home of his government’s former chief of staff, Laura Sarabia. revealed a number of cases that are being investigated by the prosecution today.
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In fact, this entity is investigating officials involved in the illegal eavesdropping of Sarabia’s former employees, and also citing some audio recordings of former Venezuelan ambassador Armando Benedetti citing 15,000 million pesos revenue from the Petro Presidente campaign. to explain the various expressions that might explain alleged illegal financing of the president’s political campaign.
Now, the Prosecutor’s Office, with a team of experts, is collecting evidence and sufficient evidence that “allows us to explain with absolute certainty the cause of Lieutenant Colonel Óscar Dávila’s death and how he died.” The officer’s name was mentioned in the investigations for Chuzadas, and his body was found on Friday 9 June in a truck in the neighborhood of El Salitre.
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newspaper posthumous Week He posted an account of a presumed close to Dávila, saying the money was lost at Laura Sarabia’s home. “It was from Petro, with five suitcases and 3,000 million pesos.”
Regarding this case, Petro stated that Dávila’s death would be a suicide and asked the courts to clarify what had happened.
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President Petro said in a statement: “In my entire existence, I have not even seen the amount of money requested by an unknown source that was used by journalist Vicky Dávila for a publication in the magazine. Week. Therefore, the statements made by people whose source is unknown and who are alleged to be involved in large sums of cash are false. These allegations, which are difficult to prove due to their anonymity, are spiritually slanderous.”
The President also stated He made friends with the owners of Semana magazine.Those who participate in different jobs in the country for which they do not gain any benefits, neither as congressmen nor as President.
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“The owners of the magazine are first-class witnesses to my honour, and I showed it to them, for example, during my discussion as a young parliamentarian about the merger of Banco de Colombia and Banco Industrial Colombiano. I took advantage of the negotiations between the Gilinski Group and the Antioqueño Business Group, on the contrary, it was always a transparent agreement. I wanted it,” he said.
Petro also mentioned that in various situations and public interventions, he demands that the authorities be responsible for “conducting investigations”. Added: “I have given guarantees so that they can run their business with full freedom, access and transparency, without hindrance”.
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He added that those who will clarify the investigation processes should not be anonymous individuals whose interests are unknown, but the competent authorities.
In a statement to the President, he said, “These alleged statements with a defamatory interest against the Presidentattempting to undermine citizens’ confidence in the National Government through versions of events for which no evidence of any kind is presented or is available“.
President Petro also noted that the commitment of his government remains intact. “The President and the Cabinet continue government efforts for the benefit of the Colombian family, I am convinced that citizens remain hopeful that reforms for social transformation can be achieved in Colombia”.
And he concluded: “Such goals can only be realized in scenarios of pure truth and faithful adherence to the Constitution and the law.”
President Petro added on Twitter that the article in Semana magazine made false statements. “Based on rumors that the government chose Del Rio as attorney for the police officers involved in the investigation. False.” manifested.
He added that the text “disqualifies the family, saying that Colonel Dávila did not speak to them but to the so-called witness. Why do they want to legitimize the testimony of the colonel’s family?”
And he pointed out: “The article says I’m holding 3,000 million. All my assets in my entirety don’t reach such a figure. Liars.”
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