The Prosecutor’s Office and the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office launched the investigation To determine whether army commander Luis Mauricio Ospina Gutiérrez abused his duties and ordered the use of intelligence services and counterintelligence of this institution for personal purposes.
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Ospina Gutierrez He admitted that he had ordered verification work against his wife’s English teacher, Leonardo Colmenares. However, she said that she did not give the tracking order. Against the man listed in intelligence reports under the pseudonym ‘Teacher’.
Dozens of photos, videos and recordings collected by members of Army counterintelligence They report that Professor Colmenares was followed for several months to determine whether he met with the general’s wife and the reasons for these meetings.
“At one point I said, check who this person is who says he is an English teacher. They (their subordinates) are the ones who determine what they will do, whether they will follow up or not, what intelligence mission they will perform. I am the commander of the Army, if something happens to my personal and family circle, I will call the people who work with me, not the DEA. To tell you to check. This is why intelligence and counterintelligence exist,” the senior officer told Semana Magazine.
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There is even a speech that The men under the general’s command would see the teacher as a member of the Carolina Ramírez front of FARC dissidents.commanded by ‘Iván Mordisco’ operating in Meta and Putumayo.
The family nucleus mentioned by General Ospina was concentrated in his wife, who had direct contact with the ‘Teacher’. The latter is identified in official documents as Martha Lorena Ospina Prada.
EL TIEMPO investigated and found that: He is a merchant born in Chaparral (Tolima). Ospina Prada is listed as the owner of a warehouse Dedicated to apparel marketing and located in Chaparral, It is also a place where the general owns a property.
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Actually, The 32-year-old woman appears to have renewed the facility’s registration on January 10. The shopkeeper on the block stated that they did not remember a store with this name in the area. It is an area where bakeries and casinos operate.
It was stated that members of the Ismael Ruiz front under the command of ‘Mordisco’ and FARC dissidents also had influence in the region. and several criminal gangs that oppose control of microbusiness.
Martha Lorena Ospina Prada accompanied the general on his trip to Washington in 2014. The senior officer was at a United States State Department event as a military attaché.
Although researchers The information that the general’s wife can provide in the case is very important; It is certain that he will be called to testify. because according to the law, no one is obliged to testify against himself or his spouse, partner, permanent partner or relatives.
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Those who will be called to testify are as follows: Army counterintelligence members, including an officer. Also, Major (r) Jorge Castillo, an expert on this subjectIt was previously heard by the prosecutor’s office.
EL TIEMPO called the mobile phone of the general’s wife to find out her opinion on the case. but a man answered who said Ospina Prada was not there.
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The Inspector General of Military Forces also announced that he launched an investigation against the Army commander. to verify what happened and to prepare a report, including certified copies, for the Prosecutor’s Office and the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.
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