And it is that according to the lawyer, the congresswoman-elect has civil registries from Venezuela and Colombiawith which he would lose the seat.
Now the lawsuit is ongoing in the Council of State where the process was admitted and The plaintiff’s arguments will be analyzed.
According to the documents submitted to the Council, there is a birth certificate of Lina María Garrido that they take to a Venezuelan civil registry.
Judge Rocío Araújo Oñate, who has the process in her office, requested to notify the congresswoman-elect so that she knows the lawsuit and goes on to defend herself.
In response to the lawsuit, the congresswoman-elect’s attorney indicated that she is aware of the case and insists that he renounced his Venezuelan nationality in 2015, when he ran for the Arauca Council.
For this reason, he promised to present all the evidence that he did not have that dual nationality and that he can assume his seat without any inconvenience.
