Colombia on Thursday launched an investigation into the disappearance of assets seized from drug traffickers and criminal groups, which President Gustavo Petro plans to use for social programs benefiting farmers and women.
The government and attorney general's office decided to investigate after Daniel Rojas, who recently became chief executive of Colombia's Special Assets Society (SAE), raised the alarm over confiscated assets that were listed in official documents but whose whereabouts were unclear.
"That suggests that a chain of people who have led (the SAE) should now be investigated, I think," Petro told journalists alongside Rojas and Attorney General Francisco Barbosa.
