The opposition demanded the removal of Álvaro Leyva from his post due to the suspension of the Office of the Attorney General

The Attorney General’s Office suspended Colombian Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva over the passport contract. /efe

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There have been many political reactions from Congressmen and various sectors on the decision of lawyer’s office Suspending Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva for three months. Disciplinary decision taken amid scam on passport contract Thomas Greig & SonsThe company that won the tender which was declared canceled after the tender was awarded.

The judicial glitch so far is that Thomas Greig filed a suit against the state for alleged irregularities in the tender, which was withdrawn after he won. In the midst of the process, the former director of the state legal defense agency, Martha Lucia Zamorareported that Chancellor Leyva had yelled at him and accused him of “not protecting the President”, after which the official defended the idea that it was better to reach a settlement before going to trial.

in context: Attorney General’s Office suspends Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva for passport contract

Due to the investigation that the Attorney General’s Office is conducting into that matter, the control unit decided to temporarily suspend the Chancellor for three months. Alvaro Leyva Duran. The Public Ministry assured in a statement that the Foreign Ministry should defend itself in court against two disciplinary offenses which it described as fraud.

Congressmen were among the first to respond Andres Forero from the Democratic Centerwho wrote it was a “good message for officers who believe they are above the law.”

Other representatives of the Chamber, sympathizers Government, assured that this is a “political persecution”, as Alirio Uribe of the Historic Treaty noted on his social networks. similar to the situation expressed ariel avilaOn behalf of the Green Alliance, mentioning that “Typically, tenders with a single bidder are scams and crooked. And, when an official does that, in this country they sanction him.

For their part, politicians Jorge Enrique Robledo (Dignidad y Compromiso) also mentioned the issue and wrote: “It is confirmed that it is not a good idea to listen to the President of the Republic when what he asks is contrary to the rules that the authorities must follow. “

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Bogotá councilor Daniel Briceño, of the Democratic Center Party, also addressed the issue on his social networks and warned that “warnings are being raised that the Chancellor has committed disciplinary and financial crimes with the appointment.” Passport in Colombia. Today the Attorney General’s office has suspended him from his post. Leyva will have to step down. “It’s devastating,” he said.

Historic Pact representative Alejandro Ocampo also reacted to the minister’s suspension and described the lawyer, Daisy Hair, “a fan of the Democratic center who holds the position of attorney.” In his trill, he mentioned that “Their mission is to persecute the government of Gustavo Petro. The Chancellor’s case required an investigation and after waiting for the entire process to be over, they did not have to suspend it,” he pointed out.

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