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En plena audiencia judicial y tras horas de deliberaciones, el exministro de Hacienda Ricardo Bonilla fue capturado este jueves al quedar en firme la ...
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- Former Finance Minister Ricardo Bonilla was captured after the High Court of Bogotá confirmed his pre-trial detention order.
- Ex-Interior Minister Luis Fernando Velasco voluntarily surrendered in Cali after his detention order was confirmed.
- Both are linked to corruption allegations within the Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres (UNGRD).
- The alleged irregularities in contracts and resources were reportedly aimed at securing political support in Congress for government projects.
- Bonilla's defense argued he is a person without prior offenses and has faced the process with integrity, requesting consideration for his age and health when determining his place of detention.
- Velasco presented himself voluntarily to the authorities in Cali.