In July 2021, EL TIEMPO exclusively announced the purchase deed of a property located in the exclusive Pradomar urbanization in Atlantico, Puerto Colombia. Months later, it became the subject of an investigation by the Supreme Court of Justice.
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At the time, this newspaper revealed that, according to a public deed dated October 9, 2020 (consisting of three parts), the property was purchased by: At that time, an investigation was launched on behalf of Adelina Guerrero Covo, wife of former senator Armando Benedetti, for alleged illegal enrichment worth 1.5 billion pesos.
Then the seller Luis Alberto Nicolla confirmed the sales figure to EL TIEMPO.
However, within the scope of the investigation Nicolla told Judge Cristina Lombana (who prosecuted the case against Benedetti in the Supreme Court of Justice) that the property was sold for 3.6 billion pesos..
In fact, the former senator An investigation has been launched regarding this transaction.
In this context, EL TIEMPO announced only a week ago that it had appealed to Judge Lombana – for giving preliminary opinions on the case and continuing to act within the file despite losing jurisdiction – ahead of the defense of former senator Benedetti. He was prepared to demand the implementation of a security measure through preventive detention, without the benefit of house arrest.
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And although it is a matter of purchasing The house in Puerto Colombia was repossessed this weekend. Cambio magazineEL TIEMPO found that the Court would deviate from this point in its investigation into other million-dollar transactions.
Reason: The investigation into Benedetti’s assets covers the period between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2018, as stated in the opening of the case dated March 11, 2021. And the purchase of the house in Puerto Colombia It was later.
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In fact, those pages of the file would be sent to the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office for investigation. The origin of the resources from which that good is obtained.
However, no one at the Court confirmed whether this procedure had already been completed or whether the judge who took over the file would consider it.
Benedetti managed to explain that part of this purchase was made on credit. Euclid Torres. This is the same businessman, contractor A politician from the coast was mentioned several times in the alleged opaque financing of the Petro Presidente campaign.
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In any case, former senator Armando Benedetti and his lawyer David Benavides Morales told EL TIEMPO 8 days ago that every penny of the former senator’s assets is justified and a group of forensic experts is working to prove it.
Benedetti added that Lombana started a persecution against him.
Now he noted on his networks: “The judge handling my case was dismissed. But in his angry delirium he continues to leak false, half-hearted and malicious information about my processes. Why do I have to make my defense in the media and not in front of the judge? Anyone who leaks does so with malicious intent.”.
Dossier against Benedetti For the allegations of enrichment and laundering, a new judge will be appointed who will have to evaluate the evidentiary materials and Judge Lombana’s conclusions.
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However, the defense of Benedetti, who had previously filed a criminal complaint and a disciplinary complaint against him, told EL TIEMPO: He said they should immediately withdraw two other files against him: the file on allegations of irregularities at Fonade and Fomac.
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