The elected mayor of Medellin, Daniel Quinterowas suspended in the last few hours by attorney Margarita Cabello after “the alleged and repeated intervention in political activities and controversies.”
(In context: Daniel Quintero suspended from the position of mayor of Medellín).
As a result of the decision, President Iván Duque appointed Juan Camilo Restrepo Gomez mayor in charge of the capital of Valle de Aburrá. This is a High Commissioner for Peace.
“According to the decision of the Attorney General’s Office to suspend the mayor of the Medellín District, which has already been communicated to us, we have commissioned Juan Camilo Restrepo Gómez, High Commissioner for Peace, as mayor for the corresponding period.“, wrote the president through his Twitter account.
According to the decision of the Attorney General’s Office to suspend the mayor of the Medellín District, which has already been communicated to us, we have commissioned Juan Camilo Restrepo Gómez, High Commissioner for Peace, as mayor for the corresponding period.
– Ivan Duke ?? (@IvanDuque) May 11, 2022
According to the Attorney General’s Office, the sanction against Quintero It would be for 3 months. The The Antioquia president called a sit-in in Medellin to reject the decision that he described as a ‘coup d’état’.
Restrepo Gómez is a lawyer from Medellín. He is a graduate of the Latin American Autonomous University and has a specialization in tax legislation.
In addition to serving as High Commissioner for Peace, he has served as Deputy Minister of Rural Development of the Ministry of Agriculture and served as Vice Minister of the Interior and legislative advisor to the Ministry of Defense.
In turn, it was advisor to the Mayor’s Office of Medellín between 2004 and 2005. Academically, he has been director of the Legal Office of the University Corporation for Science and Development and professor at the Latin American Autonomous University.
At the moment, the investigation against Quintero is ongoing. One of the antecedents of the Attorney General’s Office is the complaint by Councilman Simón Molina on April 26. Then there was another, on April 29, by Luis Eduardo Peláez.
(Read: They call a sit-in in Medellín for the suspension of Daniel Quintero).
It is also noted that there is knowledge of “a high number of messages, interviews or videos“that Daniel Quintero would have published and that would constitute disciplinary offenses.
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