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Colombian prosecutors plan to press charges against national oil company president
Prosecutors allege Roa helped Petro's 2022 campaign exceed legal spending limits and influenced Ecopetrol contracts to favor associates linked to a discounted luxury apartment sale.
- On Monday, Colombia's Attorney General's Office said it will file corruption charges against Ecopetrol, and Roa, who has served as CEO since April 2023, will also be prosecuted for influence peddling.
- Roa managed campaign finances for President Gustavo Petro, and prosecutors say he helped it illegally exceed spending limits, leading to a fine from Colombia's National Electoral Council.
- Prosecutors allege Roa steered Ecopetrol contracts to a company owned by a business owner who sold him a discounted Bogota apartment, and a lawyer linked donations to paramilitary groups, all in 2023.
- Roa has denied the charges, and Petro describes the probes as an effort to undermine his government, raising electoral stakes later this year.
- The constitution bars presidents from seeking reelection, and Petro urges voters to support candidates backing his economic reforms and a constitutional rewrite.
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