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Iván Cepeda pointed against Rafael Nieto and said he was going to take legal action. The defense minister defended the president: “he cannot be questioned.”
This Wednesday there was an intense debate on political control of the mini-defense Carlos Holmes Trujillo and the military leadership for the profile scandal made to journalists and politicians alike.
Antonio Sanguino, senator of Alianza Verde, assured that the government and the president have known for a long time what was happening, long before the revelations of Semana.
The Defense Minister replied: “On December 12, 2019, I directed by instructions from President Iván Duque a note to the then Army Commander, General Nicacio Martínez, requesting an audit of intelligence and counterintelligence activities.”
In the middle of that discussion, Iván Cepeda accused Rafael Nieto, a member of the Democratic Center, of receiving the information from the profiles.
“We are going to denounce Dr. Rafael Nieto Loaiza for the alleged crimes of unlawful violation of communications and conspiracy to commit a crime“He assured.
Rafael Nieto denied this accusation and challenged him to demonstrate evidence: “it is false, I have not received any information from the intelligence forces of the Military Forces or the Police.”
And he added that “one cannot go to a Senate session and remain so calm after making such claims.”
Meanwhile, the conservative Juan Diego Gómez, quoting the debate, asked President Iván Duque take drastic measures against these alleged irregularities in military intelligence.
“That it proceed to carry out the purification that corresponds to the interior of the Military Forces, the National Army and the Police if necessary,” he said.
The minister insisted on defending the head of state.
“Iván Duque cannot be questioned if he wants to honor the truth, his condition as a Democrat. Iván Duque cannot be suggested for the purpose of disqualifying him as if he had been tolerant of illegal acts, ”he stated.
In context: At least 16 generals and 300 officers make up the Army’s criminal wing, denounces Iván Cepeda
