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Colombia's chief prosecutor evades corruption hearing and leaves Colombia
by Adriaan Alsema May 19, 2019
Colombia’s resigned chief prosecutor said Friday that he has left Colombia, a week before he was supposed to be interrogated by the Supreme Court over his alleged ties to corruption.
Martinez told Canal 1 that he took a “necessary rest” after a war crimes tribunal order to investigate him for “serious irregularities” triggered his furious resignation.
The chief prosecutor had become one of the United States’ most loyal allies in Colombia after the US Justice Department discovered multiple corruption scandals tied to Martinez.
How Martinez’ humiliation avoided another humiliation
The chief prosecutor was supposed to appear before the Supreme Court on Thursday over his possible removal from all cases related to the Odebrecht bribery scandal because of his conflict of interest in one of the biggest corruption scandals of the past decades.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-chief-prosecutor-evades-corruption-hearing-and-leaves-colombia/