A new investigation is opened for alleged corruption in Cochabamba. It is precisely in the municipality of Colcapirhua, Quillacollo province, where the Prosecutor’s Office ordered the arrest of the mayor Nelson Gallinate, from Comunidad Ciudadana (CC), in response to complaints of purchases of nasal antigen with an alleged premium.
After more than six hours of intervention in the offices of the Municipality of Colcapirhua, the arrest of three municipal officials was confirmed, one of them is Mayor Gallinate, according to the Opinion report.
police officers and a commission of the Public Ministry raided the municipal offices in an operation that began after 3:00 p.m. this Thursday, February 3.
According to information released by the municipal staff, They reviewed documentation in different areas of the Mayor’s Office, including the areas of Communication and Systems, and they apprehended the highest municipal authority, when he was in his office.
The municipal personnel also reported that the Police cordoned off the place during the intervention to prevent documents that could be relevant to the investigation from “leaving”.