On the morning of this Monday, August 24, one of the most experienced police officers in the Police detail accompanying President Abelardo De La Espriella was removed from the scheme.
The Investigative Unit of EL TIEMPO established that it is Colonel Jorge Delgado, from course 75, who was private secretary to the then Police director, retired General William Rincón.
‘They are trying to discredit me’
Sources in the Police told EL TIEMPO that the colonel is mentioned in a case for alleged influence peddling, linked to another involving trafficking of ammunition, weapons, and explosives under development, in which several police officers from the details of high dignitaries have already been arrested.
There is talk of a call he allegedly made to intervene for other officers: “On the day of the case in Guasca, through a phone call from Cuestas, Colonel Delgado allegedly intervened in the case before the officers in charge, without success. Also, Superintendent Cuestas reportedly stated that Colonel Delgado was with them and had ‘opened up’ before the checkpoint.”
EL TIEMPO contacted Colonel Delgado to ask if he had already been notified of his removal and he began by assuring that he has not been informed of anything and that in fact, he is with the advance team of President Abelardo De La Espriella.
“In the case mentioned about the call, a retired officer who had been detained contacted me. He was the one who called me and put me on the phone with the officer who was conducting the operation. I asked what was happening and he told me they had detained the officer with weapons; my response was: ‘Carry out the procedure you have to do‘”, Colonel Delgado told EL TIEMPO.
And he added: “They are distorting the information because I did not intervene for anyone. Saying to carry out the procedure does not mean I am condoning them.”
Furthermore, he was emphatic that contrary to what the officers detained with the weapons said, he was not with them on the day of the detention.
(Check here all the stories from the Investigative Unit of EL TIEMPO)
“I am willing to clarify everything. This is an attempt to discredit me”, the officer concluded.
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT
u.investigativa@eltiempo.com
@UinvestigativaET
Follow us now on Facebook