The recusal was filed by the deputy’s lawyers.
The Attorney General of the Nation, Francisco Barbosa, remitted to the Supreme Court of Justice the recusal filed by the lawyers of the deputy Nicolás Petro, in the framework of the investigation against the son of President Gustavo Petro, for receiving millionaire sums of money for the president’s campaign
The head of the accusing body sent a letter to the high court.
Barbosa indicated that the lawyers “indicate that I have a confrontation with the President of the Republic, which led him to hold President Gustavo Petro publicly responsible for my safety and that of my family, and to announce that I will go to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to request precautionary protection measures.
He recalled that the investigative exercise carried out by the delegated prosecutors is governed by the principles of independence and autonomy.
“In this framework, the jurisdictional decisions adopted by prosecutors in criminal proceedings under their charge are only subject to the rule of law. As it happens with the decisions of the judges in their rulings ”, he affirmed.
Statement issued by the Prosecutor’s Office.
Statement issued by the Prosecutor’s Office.
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“Prosecutors are autonomous and independent in their decisions, which makes it possible to guarantee the impartiality of their actions. Consequently, even in my capacity as Attorney General of the Nation, I am not allowed to meddle specifically in the investigations that are assigned to the delegated prosecutors,” he added.
The Attorney General pointed out that the purpose of remitting the challenge is to “provide legitimacy to the process.”
“This, on the occasion of the tense situation that the first magistracy of the Executive Branch has caused with respect to the investigating and accusing entity,” he added.
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