Saliente Minhacienda, Ricardo Bonilla, installed the new president of the SAE

In what may be his last act of inauguration as Minister of Finance, Ricardo Bonilla made official this Thursday, December 5, the appointment of Amelia Pérez as new president of the Special Assets Society (SAE).

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“Minister Ricardo Bonilla installed Amelia Pérez as president of the SAE. The lawyer’s main challenges will be to generate public, social and environmental value, and promote the transition from rentier and illicit economies towards a productive system in Colombia”wrote the Ministry of Finance, on its official account on the social network X.

Likewise, through the same medium, the SAE welcomed the official and highlighted her resume to take over. “the flag of change”.

“We welcome Dr. Amelia Pérez as the new president of the Special Assets Society. Lawyer, jurist and defender of Human Rights, who from now on will assume the banner of change”reads the SAE’s X account.

Amelia Pérez arrives at the entity, after the appointment of Diego Cancino fell, after a complaint of sexual harassment against him became known.

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The new president of the SAE was director of the Human Rights Unit (UDH) of the Attorney General’s Office, where she investigated the massacres of El Aro and Trujillo, in which the paramilitary leaders Carlos Castaño and Salvatore Mancuso were involved. It also revealed several cases of forced disappearances involving high-ranking military commanders. Because of these investigations, she received strong threats that exiled her to Canada in 2003.

Besides, Pérez was nominated by President Gustavo Petro in September 2023 to be the new Attorney General of the Nation..

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