In a luxury unsigned building near Park Way in Bogotá’s traditional La Soledad districtHe works for a company dedicated to the organization of sporting events.
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At least five local mayors of the capital—Santa Fe, Chapinero, Rafael Uribe Uribe, Los Martires, Suba, Puente Aranda, Kennedy, and Ciudad Bolívar— They have contracts with that company. But more than 9,600 million pesos 39 have been won since 2013.
EL TIEMPO researched the company and The name of a powerful former legislator from Bogotá appears on paper, imprisoned in El Buen Pastor prison, which worries three district lobbyists.those who want research into what they describe as an explicit contract concentration.
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The woman they are talking about Judy Consuelo Pinzón Pinzón was jailed for taking a bribe to vote negatively in a discussion of an article of the Police Act. It was processed at the Bogotá Council.
in 2010 five years after regaining his freedom, the former councilor (he was a member of the National Conservative Movement) took over the reins of the company.continues to win contracts at various locations: Sports and Social Sociocultural Development Foundation (Fundesco).
The firm’s legal representative is Ginna María Bejarano Pinzón, the daughter of the former councilor. AND The former politician from the capital replaced the legal representative of Fundesco with her husband, Mauricio Alfonso Duque Lenis, a former adviser to the Bogotá Council.
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Fundesco is on the list of companies that have come to light in a debate over the prior political control of local mayors It will be held at the Bogota Council on May 18, and its second part will be held in the coming days.
council members Diana Diago (Democratic Centre), María Fernanda Rojas and Lucía Bastidas (Green Alliance) said there are a handful of companies and foundations that concentrate 47 percent of their recruitment in the offices of local mayors.whose heads determine the mayor Claudia López.
in numbers, They are talking about 411,000 million pesos contracts awarded in the period 2020-2023..
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“There are more than 370,000 companies authorized to enter into contracts in Bogotá, but local mayors have 28 choices,” Diago said.
And added Most conventions deal with cultural and sporting issues, not for the safety or improvement of public and school environments.. Complaints also focus on businessman Carlos Alberto Pinzón Molina.
advisor María Fernanda Rojas pointed out that she is the visible president of the Hogares Sí a la Vida Association, and her partner, councilor Diana Diago, assured that this association has won 55 contracts across the District. and 37 with local mayors, more than 12,000 million pesos.
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Carlos Pinzon The organizer of sporting events is contained in two documents of the Office of Internal Control of the Secretary of the District Government.in one of them, an analysis of a contract sample was made during the 2020 period.
“Out of 94 contracts audited to date, Of these, 35 belong to the culture, entertainment, arts and sports sectors, 29 of which were awarded to bidders related to Carlos Pinzón Molina. and its subsidiaries (…), ie 100 percent, 82.8 percent of the contracts were awarded to Pinzón Molina.”
As early as 2013, a report Bogotá’s Financial Affairs Office, which also oversaw the recruitment of local mayors during 2010-2013, declared that “a natural person (Carlos Pinzón Molina) It can participate in many fronts of work with the quality and opportunity that the administration needs to fulfill the purposes of the state”.
According to a study by EL TIEMPO, Pinzón has three active contracts with the municipalities of Suba, Los Mártires and Santa Fe, totaling 2.147 million pesos..
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Moreover, The Hogares Sí a la Vida Association, led by his ex-wife, has 8 existing contracts with the District Government Secretariat.Social Integration and that of the mayors of Chapinero, Tunjuelito, Suba and Rafael Uribe Uribe 12,374 million pesos.
For this reason, Member of Parliament María Fernanda Rojas does not hesitate to point out that Carlos Pinzón Molina through different “games”: It has enabled the award of several contracts, with the issuance of experience certificates adjusted for each of the contracting processes.
penalty shooter Iván Cancino, representative of Carlos Alberto Pinzón Molina, and Viviana Melo Díaz, legal representative of Hogares Sí a la vidaHe said, “The one who has to prove the irregularities is the one who denounces”.
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And added: “Any contract that Carlos Pinzón Molina makes is lawful and there are currently no breaches of contract.nor does it have any investigation”.
Cancino described what was said as mere speculation with no supporting evidence. Regarding Carlos Pinzón Molina’s connection with Hogares Sí a la Vida, he pointed out that the only thing they have in common is that he has a daughter with his representative, Viviana Melo.
on his behalf Former councilor Judy Pinzón Pinzón stated that she has already paid her fine, has no legal obstacles and has stigmatized her..
“There is no favoritism. They say we have 39 contracts and only 12 assets in these 10 years. We have the experience, capacity and suitability and therefore have been winners of many processes; but we lost a lot of them too,” said the former councillor.
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And I add: “Foundation being stigmatized because I was a councilor 20 years ago and paid fines. I was disabled until 2010, but I already paid. Being punished does not take away my right to work,” he said.
The former legislator also said that since 2023 is the election year, the lobbyists’ accusations have a political basis. “They talk about cost overruns, irregularities, we do not choose the costs of the products. Council members will prove what they say with their evidence, we are considering taking legal action. and we have proof that all contracts are transparent. They can’t mix us up and expose us with everyone else, we complied with that,” he said.
This newspaper tried to locate Tatiana Piñeros (e), the mayor of Ciudad Bolivar, to find out her stance on the charges.but in his office, they said the debate over the control of local mayors is not over and they will declare themselves when the County intervenes.
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Other mayors spoke similarly, and some did not respond to messages. What worries lobbyists is that it’s been a week since the initial discussion, and no oversight body has requested documents to investigate the charges.S.
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