Ordenan enviar a prisión a los exministros Ricardo Bonilla y Luis Fernando Velasco por saqueo a la UNGRD

De izquierda a derecha: Olmedo López, exdirector de la UNGRD; Luis Fernando Velasco, exministro del Interior; y Ricardo Bonilla, exministro de Hacienda. Foto: Archivo particular

Ordenan enviar a prisión a los exministros Ricardo Bonilla y Luis Fernando Velasco por saqueo a la UNGRD

TL;DR

  • Former ministers Ricardo Bonilla and Luis Fernando Velasco ordered to jail by Bogotá High Court.
  • Accusations include conspiracy to commit crime, bribery, and undue interest in contracts.
  • Allegations suggest attempts to bribe Congress with contracts for legislative approval.
  • The UNGRD corruption case involves 46.8 billion pesos misappropriated for water trucks for La Guajira.
  • Money from UNGRD allegedly used to bribe former Senate and House presidents for support of President Petro's reforms.
  • Other implicated individuals include Olmedo López, Sandra Ortiz, Carlos Ramón González, and César Manrique.