Recently, a publication by Revista Semana accused the Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics, Aerocivil, of alleged corruption in contracting processes, omissions and involvement of public officials con activities related to drug trafficking, and the licensing process for aeronautical personnel.
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Given the accusations, the Ministry of Transportation spoke of taking measures and the Attorney General’s Office announced an investigation into the entity. In the last hours, of this November 27, Aerocivil ruled on the complaints against him.
In principle, regarding the alleged corruption in contracting processes, they indicated that these processes are subject to surveillance by control bodies for the use adequate use of public resources.
“During the second half of 2022, the completion of a significant number of contractual processes was expected, however, in the event of alleged breaches and when relevant, the auditors (contractors external to the Entity) have been required and the reports have been collated. of the supervision processes to determine the origin of sanctions and the eventual transfer to the competent control entities“, they explained.
The entity clarified that administrative processes would have been prioritized to determine if sanctions, expiration or breaches are applied to 14 works or supervision contracts, and 4 contracts for the acquisition of goods and services.
Regarding the omissions and connection of public officials with activities linked to drug trafficking, Aerocivil clarified that It does not have functions related to the prevention of trafficking and its related crimes.
“Currently, the Entity does not have information on the alleged manipulation of air navigation systems aimed at facilitating the traffic of illegal or similar substances.“, they expose.
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Regarding the licensing process for aeronautical personnel, they explained that the evidence presented by the media outlet must be transferred to the corresponding control entity.
“The publication mentions audios -unknown to this Entity- and communications between third parties in which the illegal intermediation of a person outside the Entity and the illegal participation of public officials are suggested. Conditions of time, manner and place that allow establish disciplinary responsibilities”, points out the entity.
The general director of the entity clarified that as a result of the publication A request will be submitted to the control bodies to advance the investigations that are necessary in order to determine the responsibilities that may arise from the complaints included in the briefs.
“We extend a cordial invitation to the director of Semana Magazine, Vicky Dávila, to the Aerocivil facilities, as an exercise in transparency so that, documents in hand, each complaint exposed in the media is reviewed.“, they finished.
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