He assures that as a senator he has always taken steps in favor of the public and not personal interest.
The President of Congress, Efraín Cepeda, responded to the audios that were known from the former advisor María Alejandra Benavides, in which he and other congressmen are accused of supposedly having received works in exchange for voting on some projects of the National Government and favoring its economic decisions.
Cepeda issued a statement in which he assured that he has always fulfilled his constitutional duty as a senator of the Republic, among which is making representations to the Government to bring investment and development to the regions. of the country, but clarifies that he has never done it to benefit himself personally.
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“In compliance with my functions and duties as Senator of the Republic contemplated in article 283 paragraph 6 and 8 of law 5 of 1992, endorsed by ruling C-497-94 of the Constitutional Court, I must express that I have always advanced and will advance regional efforts, favoring the public interest, never with personal interest. “I respectfully ask for equity and justice in the treatment of this information,” he said in the statement.
In the audios that were known from the former advisor to the Ministry of Finance, The former official mentions that several parliamentarians, especially those who belonged to the Public Credit Commission, would have received benefits from the National Government, in exchange for voting on the requests made by the Executive.
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The statement of former advisor María Alejandra Benavides was delivered to the Attorney General’s Office, within the framework of the investigation being carried out into the scandal of the National Risk Management Unit (UNGRD).
