Former Minister of Sports, María Isabel Urrutia He had to appear this Wednesday at a hearing in which the charge would be put against him. for the ‘express’ contract more than a hundred agreements while he was managing the bag.
The procedure had to be done before the Superior Court of Bogotá, but The former National Government official appeared without a lawyerbecause he said he had not been able to find a suitable lawyer for the process because the previous weekend was a holiday weekend.
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“Lor what happens, since it coincided with the long weekend, we almost had this whole week. Last week they called me on the sixth, we had it and I have been talking to several lawyers. It’s not that I don’t have the resources to pay for a lawyer,” said Urrutia.
The judge in the case recorded in the minutes of the hearing that the process for the prosecution had to be carried forward on November 6, but for that, the former minister appeared without a lawyer as well.
“On November 6 this year, this hearing was held, which He failed simply because his presentation was made without a defense attorney present to accompany her to this hearing. You will remember that you were told in that procedure that you had to make a presentation with a representative to represent your interests,” said the law officer.
After giving his explanation, Urrutia asked the judge to suspend the conduct of the procedure because he is already talking to several lawyers to hire them as representatives in this process.
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“So, that’s why I want it canceled and now I am trying to negotiate with a lawyer to help me. “I don’t want a public defender,” Urrutia concluded.
2024-11-13 22:49:00
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