00:00A polygraph test performed on a nanny for the disappearance of a suitcase containing 4,000
00:05Laura Sarabia is now facing justice for millions of pesos. What happened and why?
00:10What charges did the Prosecutor's Office bring against her? The Prosecutor's Office charged Laura Sarabia with three crimes.
00:14Former director of DAPRE and former foreign minister of Gustavo Petro's government, the crimes of abuse of power
00:18public, illegal coercion, and embezzlement. It all began in January 2023.
00:24when a suitcase containing, allegedly disappeared from Sarabia's apartment
00:28According to the Prosecutor's Office, at least 4 billion pesos in cash. Suspicion fell on
00:34Mare Elvis Mesa, who worked as a nanny at the residence. To ask her about the money,
00:39Mesa was taken to a building next to the Casa de Nariño, where uniformed officers performed a procedure on her.
00:43a polygraph test. According to the prosecution, Sarabia allegedly ordered Colonel Carlos
00:48Alberto Feria performed the procedure, even though she did not have the legal authority to do so.
00:53to give that order. The abuse of public office would be related to allegedly having
00:57given an order that exceeded the authority of his position. The unlawful coercion
01:02It argues that Mesa would not have had a real possibility of refusing the test.
01:06polygraph, due to the unequal power relationship with her employer. And embezzlement by
01:11The new offense added during the hearing, "use," refers to the alleged misuse.
01:16of state officials and polygraph teams to investigate an incident that occurred in
01:21Sarabia's residence. The case also includes wiretaps that allegedly
01:25processed irregularly. The orders stated, apparently without evidence, that
01:30The individuals under surveillance belonged to an organization dedicated to residential burglary.
01:34in Bogotá. Colonel Carlos Alberto Feria and two former police officers have already been charged in connection with these events.
01:39They were convicted. In addition, a Sijina captain received a plea bargain.
01:44to cooperate with the investigation. Now the process against Sarabia must move forward
01:48a trial where the high-ranking government official will have to prove her innocence.
01:52The indictment does not mean Laura Sarabia is guilty. The courts will determine that.
01:57if he used his position and public resources to clarify the disappearance of his money
02:02apartment. More details on this story at elespectador.com.
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