Another active councilor from Cartagena was convicted and sent to jail - Other Cities - Colombia

The Superior Court of Cartagena sentenced the active councilor to 48 months in prison of the capital of Bolívar César Pión, and former city councilor Américo Mendoza for malfeasance by action.

According to the high court, Pión and Mendoza, as president and vice president of the council, would have issued 18 resolutions in 2011 that favored the readjustment of fees in several of their colleagues and former colleagues for a value that exceeds $7,609 million pesoswhile the city is condemned to poverty by its rulers.

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Statements on ruling issued by the court of Bolívar regarding an action that dates back to 2012

As a public person we are respectful of court rulings and will act based on the law to demonstrate the legality of our actions. pic.twitter.com/MaqzLWiy39

— Cesar Pion (@cesarpiong) February 2, 2022

“We public men have to be respectful of the law and comply with judicial rulings,” said César Pión in a video that he made public on his social networks.

He orders disqualification from exercising public functions for a term of 80 months and requests that arrest warrants be issued against César Augusto Pión González and Américo Elías Mendoza Quesep and the serving of a sentence of 48 months in prison under the house modality. for jail.

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“We don’t hide, we show our faces and we respect the law, and if we have to pay for mistakes… well, we have to pay for mistakes,” added Pión.

This is the first conviction of both public figures, who may resort to appeals.

The councilwoman who traveled in a car
where they hid a kilo of cocaine

On January 21, a judge ordered house arrest for the president of the Cartagena Council, Gloria Estrada, captured when she was found in a van in which a kilo of cocaine, a firearm and 7,950,000 pesos were being transported.

The measure will be maintained while the trial for the crimes of manufacture and possession of narcotics is carried out. According to the judge, the house arrest is given because Estrada has “the right to the presumption of his innocence, while a trial proves otherwise, especially the condition of chance mentioned by his defenders.”

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The president of the Cartagena Council, who belongs to the Liberal Party, was captured at a police checkpoint in the Manga neighborhood, when she was on her way home for lunch.

According to the investigations, the lobbyist would be at the service of criminal gangs, but she has said that the vehicle is not hers and “that she did not know that substance was going there. How could I see that this substance was under the driver’s seat?

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Repudiation of the murder of a Nariño councilor in his own home - Other Cities - Colombia

The authorities and security agencies are investigating the murder of the president of the Córdoba Municipal Council, Julio César Bravo, which occurred on Tuesday night in a rural area of ​​that jurisdiction located south of Nariño.

The Municipal Mayor’s Office confirmed the unfortunate event by informing the entire community of that municipality that “there really are no words to describe the loss of a great community leader. The only thing that consoles the soul is keeping in our memory the model of their struggles and good deeds that were shared and admired in life”.

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The Secretary of the Government of Córdoba, Armando Cuarán, repudiated and lamented the councilman’s crime, whom he recognized for his leadership and community work, for which he had earned the appreciation and admiration of a large sector of the population.

He pointed out that this morning the authorities were summoned to an extraordinary security council, in order to analyze the possible causes surrounding the incident, as well as to adopt the security measures that are going to be implemented in that locality. from the Department.

Julio César Bravo, murdered councilman.

“As far as I am concerned, I do not have further details of the motives for his death, so far we do not know the circumstances of the event. He was shot in his room“, indicated the official and said that the author or authors of the murder that mourns that Nariñense town that has historically been characterized by having a very calm and peaceful community is still unknown.

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The event would have been recorded around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Guitungal villagedistant about 15 minutes from the municipal seat.

Bravo had been elected as a councilor for the AICO movement and in recent months he had worked with the municipal administration to move forward with the construction project for the aqueduct treatment plant, as well as the improvement of the road that leads to the municipalities. Potosí and Puerres, south of Nariño.

The crime is recorded when the political debate for the election of Congress and President of the Republic advances in the department.

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Councilor Julián Osorio apologizes to InDriver driver in Manizales - Colombia

This weekend a fact was presented that outraged hundreds of Colombians on social networks.

It is about the ‘trap’ that he set for him Julian Osorio, councilor of the Democratic Center in Manizales, to Mr. Carlos Jaime Gutierrez Ibanez, who served as InDriver platform driver.

Osorio deceived him by posing as another client and made him drive to a checkpoint that the Traffic Police was carrying out in Manizales.

“I collaborate with him by telling him (the police officer) that you have been providing me with an InDriver service. And that you are providing an illegal service. That is the collaboration that I can do. That this is not allowed in Colombia and much less in Manizales. This city is respected here, my friend,” says Osorio in a video that he himself recorded and shared.

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For his part, Don Carlos has spoken about what happened and commented: “He made me confiscate the car. The car is in the courtyards and it was the only livelihood I had (…) I felt cheated, I felt humiliated and powerless in the situation of seeing that he could not do anything”. Driver of InDriver receives donations and will be able to pay fines

Osorio’s apology

The councilor has given statements in which defends his actions and the reasons that led him to make the decision to ‘report’ a driver on a digital platform.

“At no time was it our intention for everything to turn out the way it is. It has been very uncomfortable that people are so passionate and they are even threatening us with death, but we will continue with our heads held high,” Osorio assured.

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It has been very uncomfortable that people are so passionate and they are even threatening us with death.

The councilor also apologized, “We ask Don Carlos for a public apology for having made it viral on social networks, but we cannot hide behind the fact that what is legal has to hide behind what is illegal”.

Osorio also told ‘La W’ that he had spoken publicly about his apology; however, “I cannot apologize, nor can we shoulder someone who, due to their age, whether they are a child or an old person, is doing illegal actions“.

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Despite the controversial statements, the indignation has turned into solidarity with Don Carlos, because several people on the internet organized a collection to help him with the fine and so that the man can get his car back.

It is known that the ‘cow’ has already exceeded 40 million pesos.

“In Colombia, the rental of vehicles with a driver is completely legal and that legal figure that all platforms use today, no judge has declared it illegal, ”said Mauricio Toro, representative to the Chamber.

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The driver of indriver betrayed by councilor of the Democratic Center speaks - Other Cities - Colombia

Carlos Jaime Gutierrez, 60 years old, arrived in Manizales last Thursday to carry an order from Bogotá, an activity with which he earns a living. During his stay in the city, he decided to provide a transportation service through an application and hired by a councilman, Julián Osorio, who took him directly to where two traffic agents immobilized his vehicle and broke it up, since this activity did not It is regulated in our country.

The moment was recorded and went viral on social networks, where thousands of people have expressed their outrage at the fact. EL TIEMPO spoke with Carlos, who described as “lowness” what was done by the politician, who is related to the taxi driver’s union.

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“I felt betrayed, cheated, I know I made a mistake because that is not regulated, but it was something very vile, because he used me in a bad way. He already had everything organized with the Police so that as soon as we got to the terminal they would be waiting for me. I believe that public ridicule was not necessary,” said Gutiérrez.

The driver assures that his dedication to this is sporadic and that the only thing he thought of at the time was “the damage they had done to him” by taking the car away from him.

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“My surprise when I see two agents and they tell me that the car is immobilized and remains in the yards for five business days. The only thing I did was take pictures of the car and think about how I was going to solve it, because the car is my work tool,” said the driver.

But in addition to the bad moment he experienced, the situation has left him surprised in a good way. Thousands of people have turned to support him and many others have donated money so that he can pay the fine, get the car out of the yards, pay other debts and even found a lawyer to defend him.

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“I am really surprised, stunned, I did not expect this support from inside and outside the country. I realize the solidarity that we Colombians have and that fills me with pride. Several lawyers contacted me to support me in the hearing that I have on Tuesday,” he said.

The cow that began as a citizen idea has already reached 20 million pesos, a sum that he never expected to have. “I haven’t even thought about what I’m going to do with them. I have no way to thank all the people who have done this. (….) The first thing will be to pay everything I owe”, added Gutiérrez.

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Finally, he assured that he knows that this service is not legal, but he stated that it is a tool that “many have found to have an income.”

The councilman, on W Radio, apologized “for the way the video was made, putting it in public ridicule was not the way, but illegality must be combated,”