US EditionColombian Prosecutor’s Office Asks to Arrest Petro’s Son · Global Voices
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Nicolás Petro Burgos , the eldest son of President Gustavo Petro, is again in trouble with Colombian justice. On Monday, April 27, the Colombian Prosecutor’s Office formally requested a measure of arrest against him, on the grounds that the ex-assembly has challenged the judicial authority by absent from the face-to-face hearings in the process facing corruption. What is the request for arrest? Prosecutor Lucy Marcela Laborde has asked Judge Hug…
The Colombian Prosecutor’s Office requested Monday that a detention measure of up to five days be imposed against Nicolás Petro Burgos , the eldest son of President Gustavo Petro , considering that he disobeyed court orders by not attending in person several hearings of the case that is followed for corruption. The petition was made by the prosecutor
The prosecutor Lucy Marcela Laborde requested on Monday the arrest of Nicolás Petro, the eldest son of President Gustavo Petro, for absent from the judicial hearings of the process in which he is accused of money laundering and illicit enrichment. According to the manager, Petro Burgos has not attended the proceedings in which his physical presence has been requested since November last year. On all occasions, he has cited difficulties in the di…
In a second instance hearing, a judge in Barranquilla confirmed that the president’s son, investigated for allegedly directing contracts during Elsa Noguera’s governorship in the Atlantic (2020–2023), will remain at large. The office denied the prosecution’s appeal following the indictment of new charges and stressed that “he has maintained proper behavior in front of the justice system, attending the hearings and informing his home changes in a…
Colombia's Prosecutor's Office requested arrest for up to five days for Nicolás Petro for contempt of court in case of corruption
The Colombian Public Prosecutor's Office requested on Monday that a measure of arrest of up to five days be imposed against Nicolás Petro Burgos, the eldest son of President Gustavo Petro, considering that he disobeyed court orders by not attending in person several hearings of the case that is followed for corruption. The petition was made by prosecutor Lucy Marcela Laborde to the judge of the case, after the lawyer ordered the physical appeara…
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