A Colombian court on Monday resumed a criminal hearing against Nicolás Petro Burgos, the eldest son of President Gustavo Petro, as prosecutors filed six additional charges tied to alleged irregularities in contracting with the government of the Atlántico department.
The hearing took place before the 41st Court of Guarantees in Barranquilla, where Judge Carolina Álvarez rejected multiple petitions by the defense arguing violations of due-process rights. Prosecutor Lucy Laborde proceeded to formally charge Petro Burgos with illicit interest in contract awards, influence peddling, embezzlement for appropriation, false testimony, falsification of public documents, and falsification of private documents.
