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Colombian Prosecutors Request the Arrest of President Petro's Son in a Case of Alleged Corruption

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Associated Press BOGOTA (AP) — Colombian prosecutors on Tuesday requested the detention of Nicolás Petro Burgos, the president's eldest son, while he is prosecuted for corruption-related crimes stemming from alleged irregularities in contracting in 2021. Prosecutor Lucy Marcela Laborde asked that Petro Burgos be held in jail given his "relevant status" and "personal and social influence." She warned that he obtained privileged and classified inf…

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Associated Press BOGOTA (AP) — Colombian prosecutors on Tuesday requested the detention of Nicolás Petro Burgos, the president's eldest son, while he is prosecuted for corruption-related crimes stemming from alleged irregularities in contracting in 2021. Prosecutor Lucy Marcela Laborde asked that Petro Burgos be held in jail given his "relevant status" and "personal and social influence." She warned that he obtained privileged and classified inf…

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On Tuesday, December 2, the Attorney General of the Nation requested Judge 14 Municipal Criminal with Function of Control of Guarantees of Barranquilla to impose an intramural insurance measure against Nicolás Petro Burgos and order his immediate transfer to Barranquilla prison. The petition was given in the framework of the proceedings that ... The post Prosecutor asks to send Nicolás Petro to Barranquilla prison for risk of obstruction of just…

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The prosecutor Lucy Marcela Laborde requested a measure of insurement in prison, when it was said that the former deputy had addressed contracts and agreed to privileged information of the process

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The Colombian Public Prosecutor's Office requested this Tuesday to send Nicolás Petro Burgos, the eldest son of President Gustavo Petro, to jail for alleged acts of corruption in contracts and appropriation of money when he served as deputy of the Atlantic Department. The entry The Public Prosecutor's Office asks jail for Petro's son for corruption when he was a deputy was first published in the Digital Process.

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Prosecutor requests jail for Nicolás Petro for alleged appropriation of public resources in Atlantic contracts.Agencia Period... Mar, 02/12/2025 - 11:36 Prosecutor Lucy Marcela Laborde requested action by warning that the president's son would have addressed social contracts, manipulated documents and accessed reserved information.

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The Attorney General’s Office requested jail for Nicolás Petro, son of President Gustavo Petro and former Atlantic deputy, for the alleged direction of contracts and the appropriation of money when he held this public office. “Nicolás Petro, whose preaching is imputable, knew what he was doing at the time of carrying out the conduct (...) understood that he was showing his interest in those contracts that were made for his and third parties (...…

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