“No somos políticos, deben respetarse las decisiones”: Rama Judicial responde a Petro por criticar decisión contra Bonilla y Velasco
La decisión que envió a prisión a los exministros Ricardo Bonilla y Luis Fernando Velasco, investigados por el escándalo de corrupción en la Unidad Na...
TL;DR
- President Gustavo Petro criticized the judicial decision to imprison former ministers Ricardo Bonilla and Luis Fernando Velasco, alleging a lack of due process.
- Petro stated that the judicial power acted as an "enemy" rather than a judge for his former ministers.
- The Corporation of Judges and Magistrates, through its president Hermes Darío Lara, defended the independence of judges and the rule of law.
- Judge Lara warned about the institutional risks of publicly delegitimizing judicial decisions and called for respect for rulings.
- He emphasized that judges do not act based on political interests or personal affinities, and cases are assigned randomly.
- The judiciary highlighted that legal mechanisms exist to challenge judicial decisions through institutional channels.