The judge of the Republic accepted the resignation of lawyer Diego Henao as Nicolás Petro‘s lawyer and gave him 15 days to hire a new one. The order was given in the middle of a preparatory hearing for a lawsuit against the president’s eldest son.
The lawyer Diego Henao resigned a few weeks ago from defending Nicolás Petro. Although a direct relationship has not been confirmed, the news was announced a few hours after the attorney general, Luz Adriana Camargo, confirmed that there have been approaches between the entity and Nicolás Petro to pre-agree finally seek.
«This decision corresponds to a change in the defense strategy that I, after deep reflection and respect for the process, have deemed necessary to take. “My resignation is the result of this change in the direction of the defense only, and I want to express my best wishes for Mr. Nicolás Fernando Petro Burgos and his new legal team to get the best result in the their legal position,” Henao said in his statement.
The Prosecutor’s Office is trying to prove that the funds of Petro and his ex-wife Day Vásquez, who has an opportunity principal with the Prosecutor’s Office, increased by more than $1,053 million, from dirty money given by Samuel Santander Lopesierra, the old narco. known as “El Marlboro Man”, from whom the CNE removed the candidacy for Mayor of Maicao.
In addition to Lopesierra’s donations, money from businessmen Alfonso “El Turco” Hilsaca, who is on trial for murder and conspiracy to commit a crime, and Óscar Camacho from Cucuta went into the coffers of Nicolás Petro and his wife at the time, Daysuris Vásquez.
According to Nicolás Petro himself, part of the money went into his father’s presidential campaign and another worked to increase his assets. However, he clarified that the candidate did not know at the time or at the campaign about what he had done.
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2024-10-23 20:42:00
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