In the midst of the corruption scandal in Ungrd, The Attorney General’s Office activated on the morning of this Saturday, May 4 all actions within its reach to provide security to the former deputy director of that risk management entity Sneyder Pinillawho with his statements has influenced more than one politician in the country and has the Petro government in the eye of the storm.
The security measures were requested by Pinilla’s defense, who in recent days has stated that, allegedly, From the Ungrd, cash was delivered to the president of the Senate, Iván Name ($3,000 million) and the House of Representatives, Andrés Calle ($1,000 million), so that President Gustavo Petro’s reforms were approved in Congress.
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The prosecuting body also indicated that it is expected, “on this third occasion in which he is summoned (Pinilla) he will attend and allow the proceedings to be carried out on May 8 before the office in charge of the investigation of this serious episode of corruption.”
The Prosecutor’s Office, through the Specialized Directorate against Corruption, has been carrying out the investigation for several months into complaints of alleged acts of corruption. in the purchase of tank trucks that were intended to supply drinking water to communities in La Guajira, one of the most vulnerable departments in the country. Therefore, the expansion of Pinilla’s statements, after the serious allegations he has made, is essential.
“In the legal framework of its functions, the entity insists on its complete willingness to provide protection, listen to and receive the version of all people, officials and former public employees who retain evidence and information that allows the criminal investigation to be legally supported before the competent judges. “, indicated from the Prosecutor’s Office in a statement this Saturday.
Likewise, the prosecuting body reported that full support has been assured for the prosecutor responsible for the case, with the support of a technical and scientific, logistical and judicial police team, and that The official “will be guaranteed the autonomous and independent exercise of this and all her investigations.”
Likewise, in the statement, which was signed by Attorney General Luz Adriana Camargo, it is clarified that neither the Legal Affairs Directorate nor other departments of the entity have the power to interfere in the tasks of prosecutors.
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“With or without the announced public offers of judicial collaboration by the former directors of the National Disaster Risk Management Unit (UNGRD), Olmedo Lopez and Sneyder Pinilla, the Attorney General’s Office will take the criminal process against all those involved in this unacceptable act of corruption to its final consequences, whether they are individuals or high-ranking officials of the State,” concluded prosecutor Camargo in the communication.
