This is because the CNE is the competent body to investigate parties, campaign managers and candidates, but the president has immunityThus, the exclusive jurisdiction to investigate Peter’s criminal and disciplinary actions right now lies with the House of Representatives’ Investigation and Prosecution Committee, which has one open committee on the matter.

For this reason Peter recalled that “The Constitution does not allow that a purely administrative and political body, such as the Electoral Council, is preparing a way to remove the President from his duties because of an investigation over which it had jurisdiction not more than 30 days after the election.”

However, the CNE claims that can investigate both the campaign and the president in the administrative sphereas he already did with the election campaigns of former presidents Ivan Duke And Juan Manuel Santosand thereby impose fines or return money.

CNE Investigation

Investigation conducted by the CNE under the direction of the magistrate Liberal Party of Benjamin Ortiz and uribista Democratic Center of Alvaro Hernanand which the president said was “not binding,” concluded that Peter’s campaign had exceeded its limits by more than five thousand 300 million Colombian pesos and who also received contributions of legal entitieswhich is clearly prohibited by electoral legislation.

Thus, in the first round he allegedly surpassed three thousand 700 million pesos and was seven rapesamong them would be failed to report a 500 million peso contribution from the main education union Fecode and another contribution of the same amount from the Polo Democrático party, part of the ruling coalition.

Among the violations, it appears that they are related Xavier Vendrella Catalan politician who investigated what happened during the Catalan “trials”, close to Petro, in particular for failing to report payment to witnesses at elections during the campaign.

Vendrell, who was an adviser to the Republican Left Party of Catalonia (ERC), worked in Peter’s election campaign as the person responsible for election witnesses and campaign strategistand was accused of continuing ties with the government of Peter, a fact which the president denies claims of lack of current contracts with a former Catalan politician.

During second round of elections The limits would also have been exceeded by 1,600 million pesos and five violations would have been committed.

Among the violations, in addition to failing to report payments to election witnesses overseen by Vendrell, total cost of renting the Movistar Arena convention center in Bogotawhich Petro used to celebrate the results of the second round of elections and which cost 250 million pesos and only 150 million were registered .

As reported by W Radio The CNE investigation, which has not yet been published, will also lack a report in private flights the current president during a campaign to attend proselytizing events.

EFE