# Colombian Prosecutor Charges Ex-Presidential Aide Laura Sarabia with Abuse of Power

Colombian prosecutors will formally charge former presidential aide Laura Sarabia with abuse of public function and illegal coercion regarding a polygraph test administered to her former nanny.

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The Colombian Attorney General's Office (Fiscalía) will formally charge Laura Sarabia with abuse of public function and aggravated illegal coercion on September 14, 2026. [^1]

The Colombian Attorney General's Office scheduled the formal charging of Laura Sarabia for the case involving Marelbys Meza on September 14. [^2]

Laura Sarabia, a former advisor to President Gustavo Petro, will face formal charges on September 14, 2026, for abuse of public function and aggravated illegal constraint. [^3]

Police Captain Óscar Leandro Mojica, formerly head of Theft from Residences at the Sijín in Bogotá, testified that Laura Sarabia ordered Colonel Carlos Feria to administer a polygraph test to Marelbys Meza. [^4]

Laura Sarabia, formerly the Chief of Staff to the Presidency of the Republic under President Gustavo Petro, is the target of the charges. [^5]

The investigation concerns events between January 27 and January 29, 2023, when Marelbys Meza, Sarabia's former nanny, was subjected to a polygraph test after a briefcase with money and documents was lost. [^6]

Marelbys Meza, the former nanny of Sarabia's child, reported being subjected to a polygraph test and pressured by members of the presidential security scheme. [^7]

Police Captain Óscar Leandro Mojica testified that Sarabia ordered the polygraph test to be administered to Meza. [^8]

Marelbys Meza alleged she was detained for several hours and pressured by presidential security officials without a judicial order before the polygraph test. [^9]

According to the testimony, the polygraph test was ordered to investigate a suspected theft of Marelbys Meza's personal belongings, but it utilized state resources intended for other purposes. [^10]

The prosecution concluded that the evidence is sufficient to bring the former Ambassador before a judge, citing a 'principle of opportunity' document signed by Police Captain Óscar Leandro Mojica. [^11]

## What this stands on

1. The Colombian Attorney General's Office (Fiscalía) will formally charge Laura Sarabia with abuse of public function and aggravated illegal coercion on September 14, 2026. (El Colombiano, News)
2. The Colombian Attorney General's Office scheduled the formal charging of Laura Sarabia for the case involving Marelbys Meza on September 14. (Publimetro Colombia, News)
3. Laura Sarabia, a former advisor to President Gustavo Petro, will face formal charges on September 14, 2026, for abuse of public function and aggravated illegal constraint. (laopinion.co, News)
4. Police Captain Óscar Leandro Mojica, formerly head of Theft from Residences at the Sijín in Bogotá, testified that Laura Sarabia ordered Colonel Carlos Feria to administer a polygraph test to Marelbys Meza. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
5. Laura Sarabia, formerly the Chief of Staff to the Presidency of the Republic under President Gustavo Petro, is the target of the charges. (El Colombiano, News)
6. The investigation concerns events between January 27 and January 29, 2023, when Marelbys Meza, Sarabia's former nanny, was subjected to a polygraph test after a briefcase with money and documents was lost. (El Colombiano, News)
7. Marelbys Meza, the former nanny of Sarabia's child, reported being subjected to a polygraph test and pressured by members of the presidential security scheme. (Publimetro Colombia, News)
8. Police Captain Óscar Leandro Mojica testified that Sarabia ordered the polygraph test to be administered to Meza. (Publimetro Colombia, News)
9. Marelbys Meza alleged she was detained for several hours and pressured by presidential security officials without a judicial order before the polygraph test. (laopinion.co, News)
10. According to the testimony, the polygraph test was ordered to investigate a suspected theft of Marelbys Meza's personal belongings, but it utilized state resources intended for other purposes. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
11. The prosecution concluded that the evidence is sufficient to bring the former Ambassador before a judge, citing a 'principle of opportunity' document signed by Police Captain Óscar Leandro Mojica. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)

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