“I don’t have a lawyer”, the hearing of Nicolás Petro was postponed because he appeared without a new defender

A new event sends you delays in the legal process facing Nicolás Petro Burgos. This time, Judge Hugo Carbonó decided to cancel the preparatory hearing.

The decision is because the president’s son, who he was left without a lawyer after his previous defender, Diego Henao, resigned on October 10; he would not have been able to get a new representative.

Petro Burgos replied to the judge that he did not know if he accepted the defendant’s resignation, which is why he had not found a new lawyer. “The date of the hearing was not changed and it was not known whether they would accept the defendant’s resignation,” he explained.

The judge He reminded Nicolás Petro that he had several days to find a new lawyer, but due to inaction, he was given 15 more days to present his new guardian’s power of attorney. If you do not comply with this, The Public Defender’s Office would assign him a public defender.

The new hearing was scheduled for days December 9, 10 and 11, time that Judge Carbonó considered reasonable for the new lawyer to study the extensive file, which contains 80 pages. The judge was also clear with a warning that he will not allow any further delay or delay in this process.

Attorney Burgos was known to have resigned after learning of this in negotiations with the Prosecutor’s Office to reach a preliminary agreement, although the details of this agreement have not been disclosed so far.

That pre-agreement could mean Petro Burgos would accept some of the charges against him in exchange for a reduction in his sentence. However, the fact has created some controversy, especially after the statements by his former lawyer, Diego Henaowho assured EL COLOMBIANO that he was never informed of these discussions.

“I never knew that pre-approval was sought, That was one of the reasons I left,” said Henao, who expressed some discomfort with the way the situation was handled.

Now, the whole process depends on the new defense that the president’s son put forward in the next 15 days and the process can move on to the next hearing in December.