00:00Did Verónica Alcocer travel to Venezuela with $2.5 million? And what do they have?
00:05What do those trips have to do with alleged acts of corruption and contracts during the government?
00:09by Gustavo Petro? These are some of the statements made by Eva Ferrer, former advisor
00:14by the former first lady, in an interview with Semana magazine. Now, the Attorney General's Office
00:19She was summoned to testify, along with five other people, to provide information about
00:24the reported events. But what did Ferrer say, and what is known about the investigations?
00:28Eva Ferrer was an advisor to Verónica Alcocer during Gustavo Petro's presidential campaign
00:33and later served as a government advisor. On October 10, in
00:38In an interview with Semana magazine, she made a series of accusations against the former first lady.
00:42lady, related to alleged trips between Colombia and Venezuela, money movements
00:47and alleged irregularities in the handling of public positions and contracts. Following these statements,
00:52On the morning of October 13, the Attorney General's Office summoned her to testify.
00:58that he provide information about the alleged acts of corruption he mentioned and in the
01:02that, according to their statements, several public servants would be involved.
01:06But Ferrer is not the only person summoned. Carmen Caballero will also have to testify.
01:11Angie Rodríguez, former director of DAPRE, Concepción Baracaldo, former director of ICBF,
01:16former Minister of Transport Guillermo Reyes and Ingrid Carolina Platanavas, who also
01:21She worked at the Casa de Nariño and is close to the Petro Alcocer family.
01:24According to the Attorney General's Office, the procedure is part of an investigation that had already been launched.
01:29opened as a result of other media publications about alleged acts
01:34of corruption during the Petro administration. The oversight body ordered the Directorate
01:38National Special Investigations to conduct tests to establish the reported facts.
01:43So, what are Ferrer's main points? In the interview,
01:47Ferrer stated that in January 2023 the former first lady had traveled to that country and returned with
01:53a million-dollar sum of money. These were his words.
01:57There's money moving around. The first thing I know, and what I'm told, is that they're leaving.
02:02to Venezuela. I mean, this has to be made public. Talking to Manuel later, he tells me
02:07that they bring back 2.5 million dollars from that trip.
02:11Ferrer also asserted that this would not have been Alcocer's only trip on official planes,
02:16which, according to his statements, had illegal purposes. He even claimed that those
02:21There were many trips, and they were all confidential. He also said that there appear to be photos of Veronica.
02:27getting off the plane with gray suitcases that contained drugs.
02:31Another name that came up in the interview was Carolina Plata, whom Ferrer pointed out
02:36to know the details of those trips and to take care of matters related to the
02:40Alcocer's flights to Venezuela. The former advisor stated that these trips were handled under
02:45strict secrecy and that after his departure from the presidency, the secrecy would have increased.
02:50But the statements weren't limited to travel. Eva Ferrer also mentioned Danilo.
02:56Romero, another person close to former president Gustavo Petro, whom he accused of allegedly
03:01to help Alcocer hide assets. According to the former advisor, the money was allegedly intended for
03:06electoral and would be intended to finance the political campaign of Mario Fernández Alcocer,
03:11cousin of the former first lady, who in 2023 aspired to become governor of Sucre.
03:16Ferrer maintained that former president Gustavo Petro would not have been aware of those
03:21money movements. He also mentioned two people he linked to alleged
03:26Contributions to the Petro presidential campaign of 2022, Diego Marín Buitrago, known as alias Papa
03:32Smurf or the smuggling czar, who according to her had offered 50,000 euros, and Euclid
03:38Torres, who allegedly contributed 250,000 euros that were not reported.
03:44Regarding those resources, Ferrer referred to Ricardo Roa, who was the campaign manager
03:48presidential, and stated, you ask Roa that.
03:51And what has happened at the prosecutor's office? Sources from the Attorney General's Office confirmed
03:56El Espectador also reported that an investigation related to the statements is underway.
04:00Ferrer's case against the former first lady. According to these sources, she has been summoned to testify twice.
04:05And there are contacts with her lawyer. However, they indicated that, so far, the Spanish woman has not
04:11He has not appeared before the investigating body nor has he provided any evidence.
