He National Electoral Council (CNE)in the Plenary Chamber on Wednesday, he denied the nullity resources filed by the defense of the President Gustavo Petro where appropriate for alleged irregular financing of the Presidential campaign ‘Petro President 2022-2026’. Thus, the investigative phase that was suspended should be resumed, the request was solved-
For this occasion, the vote was six against the appeal and three saved the vote. In addition to the Two magistrates of the Historical Pact, Fabiola Márquez and Alba Lucía Velásquezin this last group he was part Altus Baquerowho initially voted for the imputation. However, this has been contrary to the courts of the Court to impute the Head of State.
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This decision has similarity to the one in October for the imputation of charges. Thus, the court He remained in his position to investigate the President of the Republic and the other responsible for his campaign for apparent irregularities in the financing of the electoral effort of 2022.
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With the result, the investigative process was presented, which was in pause, while the CNE defined whether the requested nullity was appropriate or not. However, while proceeding with the notification to the parties and there was a fund decision in the first instance.
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Being an administrative process, you only have three years to issue a decision in the first instance. As the second round of the latest presidential elections took place on June 19, 2022, this date has been had in 2025 as a reference point for a file of terms of terms.
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Others say that It would be July 19 or until August 19, when the final consolidated accounts presented. Whatever the deadline, the procedural times is far on respect.
Although on October 8, 2024 the formal imputation was announced to President Petro and those responsible for his campaign, there were late while the resolution was enlisted and only came to be notified by office towards the end of that month. This postponed the different phases of the process. It began with a discharge presentation, which was the stage in which the nullity resource was settled. This was since the end of 2024 and almost starting February these requests have not been resolved.
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In fact, In the initial accounts, the practice of evidence was planned on February 1; However, only until Wednesday, February 12, this stage could be officially passedwhich initially lasts three months and can be extended two more months. This implies that it could be ending just for the same days when the process would be precautionary, if you have June as a limit month for the actions.
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To this is added that the process remains in the stage of allegations of conclusion, which has a maximum period of 15 days to issue. Later, there is a period of up to two months to issue a decision by the CNE.
If each period is taken to the maximum, it would be facing an eventual case file against Gustavo Petro’s presidential campaign. For the present, the times would not give to culminate the investigation and utter a determination in the first instance.
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