2024-08-13 03:06:39
The Prosecutor’s Office charged the former governor of Santander before the Supreme Court of Bogotá Mauricio Aguilar Hurtado to lead contracts in favor of the participants in his electoral campaign.
Because of this, The investigating entity accused him of crimes of embezzlement by appropriation in favor of third parties, aggravatedcontract without complying with legal requirements and concluding an improper interest in contracts, charges are not accepted.
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According to the file, Two interagency agreements signed by the government are under investigation with the regional public television channel (TRO).
The first of these was signed on 11 September 2020; and the second, on May 18, 2021. The total value would be 8,593 million. the pesos and its objective would be ordered to the institutional image, “Always Santander.”
However, the Prosecutor’s Office would anomalies such as the absence of a contractsince the initiative arose from a proposal made by the television channel, there was none market studies regarding the costs of spots, pieces and advertising spaces.
“There was no media plan either, and the impact to be achieved was not established, and the need to publish the contract procedure was omitted. in the Electronic System for Public Procurement (Secop). Likewise, suitability or experience, among others, would not be verified,” they noted.
In addition, it was clear that the government had events at the time numerous professionals in various communication disciplines and journalists who were able to execute the purpose of the contract.
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