Date Confirmed for Charges Against Ricardo Roa
One day after the formal request for a hearing before a guarantor judge against Ecopetrol president Ricardo Roa was filed, the Attorney General's Office confirmed the date for the charges to be filed.
TL;DR
- Ecopetrol president Ricardo Roa will be charged with influence peddling on March 11th.
- The charges relate to the purchase of a luxury apartment in Bogotá for a price allegedly much lower than its commercial value.
- The investigation suggests the involvement of a businessman with existing contracts with Ecopetrol.
- A company linked to the apartment's previous owner later received energy exploration rights under Roa's Ecopetrol presidency.
- Roa bought the apartment in December 2022 and became Ecopetrol president in April 2023.