"No acepto cargos": coronel Rincón negó responsabilidad en escándalo millonario por helicópteros MI-17

La investigación por presuntas irregularidades en la contratación del mantenimiento de los helicópteros rusos MI-17 del Ejército Nacional avanzó hoy en la audiencia.

"No acepto cargos": coronel Rincón negó responsabilidad en escándalo millonario por helicópteros MI-17

TL;DR

  • Colonel Julián Ferney Rincón Ricaurte denied charges of irregularities in a contract for MI-17 helicopter maintenance.
  • The investigation involves alleged anomalies in a contract estimated at $32 million.
  • The contract is suspected of being improperly directed to benefit specific contractors.
  • Colonel Rincón Ricaurte, along with two civilians, Hugo Alejandro Mora Tamayo and Diego Alejandro Manrique, were arrested and formally linked to the case.
  • Mora Tamayo is a former Secretary General of the Ministry of Defense, and Manrique is an advisor within the same ministry.
  • The denial of charges means the legal process will proceed through ordinary channels.