Prosecutor Lucy Laborde, in charge of the Nicolás Petro case, surprised on the morning of this Tuesday, December 2, by asking the guarantee control judge to send the son of the President of the Republic to jail.

The procedure is taking place in the 14th Municipal Criminal Court for Control of Guarantees of Barranquilla and in it, which is still being carried out, the petition is key.

In the opinion of the judicial official, Nicolás Petro would be linked in a related network between the Social Conscience Foundation and the Government of Atlántico.

Laborde supported his request based on the argument that Petro knew that he was carrying out allegedly illegal conduct.

But it was not only that, the Prosecutor highlighted a right of petition sent by Petro to the Prosecutor’s Office requesting information about a criminal news that, at that time, Nicolás had no reason to know.

This situation would have made it clear that, apparently, the president’s son was accessing privileged and confidential information, which set off the alarms of the investigating entity.

To go outside, no, to go to jail, yes! The Prosecutor’s Office asked Nicolás Petro to be brought to justice: The judge has not yet decided

This revealed situation would give rise to the Prosecutor’s argument for the security measure in the prison.

The situation that Nicolás Petro is involved in is complicated. The former deputy is being charged with a total of 5 crimes.

The prosecutor accuses him of falsification of a public document, falsification of a private document, undue interest in the execution of contracts, trafficking in private influence and embezzlement by appropriation.

At the closing of this note, the guarantee control judge has not decided the measure that will be imposed on the accused Nicolás Petro.

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