What happened in the imputation hearing against Ricardo Roa for alleged violation of caps in Petro's campaign
Ricardo Roa Barragán, president of Ecopetrol. Photo: César Melgarejo / Portafolio
TL;DR
- The prosecution presented its case against Ricardo Roa Barragán for exceeding campaign spending limits.
- The hearing was suspended because the defense requested clarifications on the facts presented by the prosecution.
- The prosecution alleges the campaign exceeded spending limits by COP 1.664 billion.
- The first round allegedly saw an excess of COP 1.388 billion and unreported expenses of COP 1.193 million.
- The second round allegedly exceeded the limit by COP 276 million with unreported expenses of COP 770 million.
- The prosecution argues Roa, as campaign manager, intentionally allowed expenses to exceed the limits.
- Several events and entities, including unions and travel agencies, are under scrutiny for unrecorded expenses.
- Roa also faces a separate investigation for alleged influence peddling.
- The hearing is scheduled to resume on May 11th, where Roa will have the opportunity to respond to the charges.