00:00Facing the prosecutor, the attorney general, and the comptroller, President Abelardo de las Priella and his
00:05Vice President José Manuel Restrepo presented a 135-page document that they named
00:11like the book of truth. According to the president himself, it is an X-ray of
00:15The irregularities, embezzlement, and negligence of Gustavo Petro's government. And, in agreement
00:21With Restrepo, it's a dossier of 82 cases of alleged corruption. What's behind it?
00:26What specific allegations does this report contain? According to the government, behind it all was...
00:31the work of more than 1,200 volunteers and the application of artificial intelligence to
00:36Analyze contracts and administrative acts of the previous administration. The main
00:41The finding, according to the book, is that in the last four years there was a possible destruction of rigor.
00:46technical issues, opacity and distortion in public information, and contractual capture, among others
00:52irregularities. And to support these claims are the cases, of which 10, which have already been
00:58Those who were known through media reports are under particular scrutiny by the justice system.
01:03The low execution rate of the NGO RD, the management of contracts in La Guajira, the signing of 900,000
01:09service provision contracts, the expansion of armed groups, the defunding of Colombia
01:14Mayor, irregularities in contracting for 140 billion at FONIGUALDAD, failures in the delivery of
01:21lands from the agrarian reform, the financial crisis of ERI, a detriment in FOMAC and the deficit
01:27fiscal policy and debt. Among other entities mentioned, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs appears with allegations of having
01:32signed, between August 2025 and January 2026, approximately 785 contracts in the foreign service by
01:40approximately 83 billion. Alarm bells were also ringing in the presidency for allowing
01:46The contracting must take place on business days. In the defense sector, there is concern about the purchase of a
01:51anti-drone shield for 6.3 billion and the 6.8 billion invested in basic equipment in
01:59health, according to the report, without being able to demonstrate a single result. This was already the case under the previous government.
02:05They spoke out to deny the alleged acts of corruption and defend their legacy. According to the
02:10Former presidential candidate Iván Cepeda, these are false accusations, and in the case of agrarian reform,
02:15He would seek to return the lands to the friends who had seized them. The former Minister of Justice,
02:20Jorge Iván Cuervo said he hopes this does not turn into a witch hunt.
02:25Former President Gustavo Petro, for his part, has said on his social media account that there will be no trial.
02:30against him because I haven't committed any crime. The president of Espriella and his vice president.
02:36They indicated that they will leave the information in the hands of the oversight bodies for subsequent verification.
02:48Thank you.
02:49Thank you.
02:53Thank you.
02:54Thank you.
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