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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]
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  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
  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
  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.coColombia
  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
  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
  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
  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
  8. Police Captain Óscar Leandro Mojica testified that Sarabia ordered the polygraph test to be administered to Meza. · Publimetro Colombia
  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.coColombia
  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
  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
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