Since the beginning of the year, the Attorney General of the Nation, Francisco Barbosa, had revealed a special interest in investigating apparent cases of corruption within the local administration directed by Daniel Quintero Calle
On the afternoon of this Thursday, May 26, it was learned that agents from the CTI and the Attorney General’s Office carried out a judicial inspection in one of the secretariats of the Medellín Mayor’s Office PHOTO: File
This Thursday afternoon there had been rumors of an apparent inspection of the Medellín Mayor’s Office by agents of the < b>CTI of the Prosecutor’s Office.
According to first versions, the diligence had been carried out in the Innovation and Technology Secretariat; even, this information was confirmed by the mayor in charge of the city, Juan Camilo Restrepo, adding that several agents were in the mayor’s office from 4:00 p.m. m. However, from the control entity itself they affirmed that there was no such inspection at the local government headquarters.
Several hours after learning of the alleged inspection, the secretary of Digital Innovation of the local administration, Sebastián González Flórez, stated on his Twitter account that, “we are not having any raids by the CTI nor any judicial inspection.”< /b>
Similarly, the Medellín section of the Attorney General’s Office denied such a procedure. On the contrary, they did go to the place, but to verify the alleged diligence.
Through Twitter, the Secretary of Digital Innovation of Medellin said that there were no raids by the CTI at the headquarters of the City Hall. PHOTO: via Twitter (@Sebastian_TIC)
For his part, the mayor in charge of the city told El Colombiano that on May 26 he received a call from José Gerardo Acevedo, Secretary of Security, warning him about the presence of fiscal agents in the Mayor’s Office.
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Alonso Salazar, former mayor of the capital of Antioquia, stated through his Twitter profile that CTI agents were inside the mayor’s office and that, apparently, they had taken a box from the supply area. Additionally, it was trilled after 7 at night that not only were agents of this entity, but that the Police also witnessed what was “a diligence, very possibly a summons.”
< b>“Yes, it was done, but it was an informative diligence, they went to the Police and the Prosecutor’s Office…they had trouble getting in…then they left…it wasn’t a raid, but a diligence”,detailed the former president.
Through his Twitter account, the former mayor of Medellín, Alonso Salazar, gave possible details about the alleged visit of CTI agents to the Medellín Mayor’s Office. PHOTO: via Twitter (@AlonSalazarJ)
It should be noted that since the beginning of the year, the same prosecutor Francisco Barbosa indicated that there is a “special interest” of the control entity in investigating cases of alleged corruption within the local government and that at that time was led by the now suspended, Daniel Quintero Calle.
In March, he announced the opening of a special investigation group, and within the framework of this act, he did not hide his intentions and those of the institution in “clarifying what is happening in Medellín, which means that there is a judicial response address those issues” and adding at the time that, if we find no evidence of alleged irregularities, we will “archive” such investigations.
For now, The mayor in charge Restrepo has not commented on this fact on his social networks; however, he recently announced the modification of the Dry Law for the elections corresponding to the first round that will take place next Sunday, May 29.
In addition, he indicated that he was notified by the Minister of the Interior, Daniel Palacios, about the change in this measure: “Medellín welcomes and complies with the new decree. We ensure safe election day ”, he assured. It should be noted that bar and nightclub associations had requested that the day start later due to the Liverpool-Real Madrid match, corresponding to the UEFA Champions League final.