Nicolás Petro
Member of the Departmental Assembly of Atlántico
In office
January 1, 2019 – August 8, 2023
Personal details
Born
Nicolás Fernando Petro Burgos

1985 or 1986
Ciénaga de Oro, Córdoba, Colombia
Political partyHumane Colombia
SpouseDaysuris Vásquez
Parent(s)Gustavo Petro
Katia Burgos

Nicolás Fernando Petro Burgos (born June 21, 1986) is a former Colombian politician and the son of president Gustavo Petro.

Early life

Nicolás Fernando Petro Burgos was born in 1985 or 1986.[1] He is the eldest[2] son of then M-19 guerrilla group member Gustavo Petro.[3] He grew up in the coastal Córdoba Department, raised by his mother and her wealthy parents, while his father spent time in prison and also in hiding.[4]

Personal life

In 2016,[4] Petro started a relationship with government contractor[4] Daysuris Vásquez.[5] They married in a civil ceremony in 2019 and formally married in 2022.[4] Month's later, the couple separated after Vásquez accused Petro of an extramarital affair with her closest friend.[2]

He came second in the election to be the Atlántico Department governor[4] a move that made him a deputy in[4][6] the Departmental Assembly.[7][3][8]

Money laundering scandal

The money laundering scandal began when Nicolás Petro's ex-wife Day Vásquez assured to different media that Nicolás had received illegal money qualified by them as dark money coming from people who in the past had sustained links with drug trafficking, Vásquez assured that he asked them for the money saying that it was for Gustavo Petro's presidential campaign of 2022, but finally those resources were kept by Nicolás and he already had plans.[9][10]

Later, the Attorney General's Office opened a disciplinary investigation against Nicolás for alleged money laundering.[11] On July 29, 2023,[12] Petro and Vásquez were arrested while being accused of money laundering and illegal enrichment.[3][13] President Petro had invited the investigation into his son,[14] which commenced in March 2023.[12] On August 1, 2023, Petro pled not guilty to the charges.[15] After agreeing to cooperate with investigators,[16] he was released on house arrest the same week.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Vargas, Carlos (2023-08-04). "Son of Colombia's president admits illegal money entered election campaign, prosecutor says". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  2. 1 2 Salcedo, Andrea (2023-07-30). "Son of Colombian president arrested for alleged money laundering". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  3. 1 2 3 "Colombian president's son arrested in money laundering probe". BBC News. 2023-07-29. Archived from the original on 2023-07-29. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lewin, Juan Esteban (2023-08-14). "Nicolás Petro and Daysuris Vásquez: The couple that rocked the Colombian government". EL PAÍS English. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  5. ↑ Semana (2023-07-11). "El patrimonio, propiedades, compras con tarjeta de crédito y millonarios gastos. El peritaje que enredaría a Nicolás Petro". Semana (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-07-11. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  6. 1 2 "Judge grants conditional freedom for son of Colombian president". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  7. ↑ Mendonca, Stefano Pozzebon,Duarte (2023-07-30). "Colombian president's son arrested in money laundering probe". CNN. Retrieved 2023-07-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "Nicolás Petro presenta proyectos integrales para Jóvenes en el Atlántico". La Libertad. 10 April 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Jaimes Osorio, Camilo Andrés (March 3, 2023). "Los dineros que tienen enredado a Nicolás Petro: quería comprar casa de $1.600 millones". rcnradio.com. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  10. ↑ "La historia detrás de la captura de Nicolás Petro, hijo del presidente". portafolio.co. July 30, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  11. ↑ Espitia, Diego (March 2, 2023). "Procuraduría abre investigación contra Nicolás Petro". rcnradio.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Colombian president's son arrested in money laundering probe". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2023-07-29. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  13. ↑ Semana (2023-07-29). "Carlos Antonio Vélez y su fuerte 'vainazo' al presidente Petro tras la detención de su hijo". Semana (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-07-29. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  14. ↑ Madina, Oscar (2023-03-03). "Colombia's President Asks Prosecutors to Investigate His Own Son". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2023-07-29. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  15. ↑ "Son of Colombia's president pleads not guilty to money laundering charges". Reuters. 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  16. ↑ "Colombian president's son 'won't last' in jail, defence lawyer warns". www.aljazeera.com. 4 Aug 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
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