The Clínica del Country said that the director of the Administrative Department of the Presidency (Dapre), Laura Sarabia, is “stable” and her health condition “does not threaten her life.” Sarabia is under medical observation.
“Ms. Sarabia is under the observation of our medical and care team (…). The medical team has been working diligently to ensure the patient’s well-being and provide high-quality medical care,” the clinic said in a statement.
According to the medical center, the official entered its facilities on Thursday, June 27.
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The hospital’s announcement came after President Gustavo Petro confirmed the hospitalization of the person considered his ‘right-hand man’. According to the president, She could not accompany him on his agenda because she was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.
“The director of Dapre could not accompany us because she had to be hospitalized yesterday and even had to go to intensive care; has suffered a violent attack, via a social media chainwhich the press has made official, turning it into news without investigating,” said the head of state.
Petro said that Andrés Sarabia, the official’s brother, had been the target of ‘attacks’. He also mentioned that he lived in “a 70-square-meter apartment like many in Bogotá, especially, and in the big cities and He has been accused of enriching himself. How can a person who lives in 70 square meters get rich?” he continued.
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Regarding the accusations, a few days ago Sarabia called them “disgraceful” and added that he was not being given “the opportunity” to speak out beforehand. “My work is honest (…). I have no intermediaries and you should know that offenses in public and apologies in private cannot be accepted,” he said.
