Iván Duque has already found the position of former prosecutor Néstor Humberto Martínez and it is not in the Embassy of Spain

President Iván Duque spoke at Noticentro 1 CM & about the future of former prosecutor Néstor Humberto Martínez. A few weeks ago it was known that the president would be evaluating appointing him as Colombian ambassador to Spain.

The possible appointment generated rejection among opposition politicians who managed to send a letter to the Spanish government, headed by President Pedro Sánchez, in which they expressed their concern over the appointment of former prosecutor Martínez.

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There they pointed out that the former official “He has been denounced for his alleged participation in one of the most serious corruption scandals in our country and Latin America, the Odebrecht case. In turn, the former prosecutor has been denounced for allegedly hitting the Havana peace negotiators in an attempt to affect the peace process “.

However, this Wednesday, December 9, Duque announced that Luis Guillermo Plata, former Minister of Foreign Trade and former manager in the care of the emergency of covid-19, will be the new Colombian ambassador in Spain.

“He is a person with extensive experience, of great abilities, who knows the issues and the commercial situation with Europe and I have already presented his name to the authorities of the kingdom of Spain “Duque said during the interview.

What will happen to Néstor Humberto Martínez?

In front of the former prosecutor, the head of state will assign him to one of the commissions to strengthen the fight against crime, due to their experience.

“He is a person committed to the fight against crime, he will help us to strengthen that work,” explained Duque.

The president also praised Martínez’s work: “When I became president, Dr. Néstor Humberto Martínez was attorney general, appointed by the previous government, he had been minister of the Presidency. I arrived and met a person committed to fighting crime “.

In that sense, he assured that, he has invited him on previous occasions to “To share ideas and proposals with us. I have and will continue to do so. And we are going to invite him to participate in one of the commissions that we are going to do for analysis on specific issues to strengthen the fight against organized crime. “

Iván Cepeda celebrated that the former prosecutor was not the new ambassador to Spain

Senator Iván Cepeda, from the Polo Democrático, celebrated President Iván Duque’s decision not to appoint Martínez as ambassador to Spain. However, he said he was concerned that “A severely questioned person becomes an important advisory position in a commission that sets policy against crime”.

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“Mr. Martínez Neira has been accused in public debates and in Congress of all kinds of actions that should be investigated by an independent body. Unfortunately, they are in the hands of the House Investigation Committee, where these investigations will not be able to advance. Martínez should be removed from all public office and face justice “, said the parliamentarian in a video uploaded to Twitter.