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Between 2017 and 2019, more than 100,000 million pesos have been allocated to the Truth Commission, which was born with the purpose of “restoring the dignity of the victims and of the affected communities through clarifying the truth.”
However, something seems not quite right in the management of some resources. RCN News learned that, since July of this year, the Comptroller’s Office has a magnifying glass on the execution of some contracts and although the study has not yet concluded, the preliminary revelations suggest that there would be criminal observations that cast doubt on the transparency with which some of those monies have been handled.
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Particularly, two contracts have caught the attention of the Comptroller’s Office: 362 and 472, for amounts of 98 million pesos and 138 million pesos respectively, which, According to preliminary investigations, they would have been paid without the respective execution support.
The control body also examines investment projects and contracts and agreements to clarify the truth., the strengthening of social recognition of the conflict and the adaptation of physical spaces for such clarification.
One of the textual phrases that are contained in the reports of the Comptroller’s Office to which Noticias RCN could have access indicates that “Although for 2018, according to the Truth Commission, there is significant progress in its strategic objectives, there are no indicators against which to measure them. “
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The final audit has not yet been delivered to give the Truth Commission the opportunity to respond and define whether the fiscal findings are final and thus continue the investigation in this control entity.
Whose fault is it for the possible irregularities in the handling of the resources of the Truth Commission?
September 28, 2020 A complaint came to the General Prosecutor’s Office for false documents and alleged appropriation of resources from the Truth Commission. The complainants claimed that false documents had been provided and abusive access to computer systems had been incurred to irregularly achieve various payments made by the commission.
On October 13, 2020, given the gravity of the events and their connotation, The Office of the Public Prosecutor for Citizen Security requested that the case be handled by the Specialized Directorate for Corruption.
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Since then, The Prosecutor’s Office and the Comptroller’s Office work in a coordinated table to analyze the case, and determine and quantify the loss of resources, as well as the possible authors or participants in the events under investigation.
RCN News learned that The case will be prioritized by the Anti-Corruption Directorate of the Prosecutor’s Office and weekly follow-ups will be carried out on the progress of the investigation. Were resources stolen from the Truth Commission? If so, who could have diverted them? That will be what the Comptroller’s Office and the Prosecutor’s Office will have to resolve in the coming days.
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