Colombian president's son arrested in money laundering probe
Source: BBC
Colombian president's son arrested in money laundering probe
29 July 2023
The son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been arrested for money laundering and illicit enrichment by the country's attorney general.
Nicolas Petro, a politician in Atlantico province, was detained over allegations he was paid by drug traffickers to fund his father's peace efforts and election campaign.
He has denied the claims and welcomed the inquiry when it was launched.
The younger Mr Petro's ex-wife has also been arrested as part of the probe.
President Petro, the country's first left-wing leader, has denied taking money from Colombia's drug traffickers and ordered prosecutors to investigate his son in March.
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Patricia Laya and Oscar Medina
Tue, August 1, 2023 at 4:09 PM CDT·1 min read
(Bloomberg) -- The son of Colombian president Gustavo Petro said he will present “new facts” to the court where he is being charged with money laundering and illicit enrichment.
Nicolás Petro pled not guilty to both charges during a hearing on Tuesday.
“I want to announce to Colombia that we have decided to start a collaboration process where I will refer to new facts and situations that will help justice,” Nicolás Petro told the court.
He didn’t elaborate on what the facts are, or whether they might comprise any officials from his father’s government or political party.
Prosecutors started investigating Nicolás Petro in March after his ex-wife Daysuris Vásquez gave an interview alleging he took money from criminals to finance his father’s campaign. Both Nicolás and Vásquez were detained last weekend for events that took place starting last year, the attorney general’s office said. The hearing is scheduled restart on Thursday afternoon.
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