Colombian Congressional panel sets probe into crime allegations in President Gustavo Petro’s election campaign
The Hindu
Colombian Congressional Commission orders preliminary investigation into President Gustavo Petro over alleged election campaign financing crimes.
A Colombian Congressional committee on December 13 ordered a preliminary investigation into President Gustavo Petro over allegations of crimes in the financing of his election campaign.
The Commission of Investigation and Accusation, which has judicial functions in dealing with complaints against the President, said it ordered the probe after analysing information provided by prosecutors following revelations of alleged irregular campaign contributions involving Mr. Petro's son. Colombia's Presidents have immunity from being investigated by the Prosecutor's office.
Prosecutors initially charged Mr. Petro's son Nicolas Petro with receiving unjustified money — cash that was not from his earnings as a Deputy from Atlántico. During their investigation, prosecutors say, they found that a portion of those irregular funds allegedly went to his father's 2022 Presidential campaign. The son at first pledged to cooperate in the investigation but then backed out.
Mr. Mauricio Pava, the President's defence lawyer, issued a statement on December 11 saying the law prohibits using Mr. Nicolás Petro's statements to prosecutors as “a means of proof in any process" because the collaboration failed.
According to a report published by Semana magazine, Nicolas Petro said during his interrogation in August that his father knew about the alleged irregular money that was channelled into the campaign. The son later denied his father had knowledge of that.
The Congressional Commission of Investigation and Accusation said, “further evidence was required for the purpose of clarifying the facts,” but did not indicate whether it planned to use its powers to summon Mr. Petro to testify.
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