哥伦比亚前总统佩特罗被指以政府合同换性:指控者向检方作证并上交手机 佩特罗否认

波哥大 — 哥伦比亚前总统古斯塔沃·佩特罗(Gustavo Petro)正面临以政府合同换取性关系的严重指控,总检察长办公室、监察长办公室与最高法院均已介入。佩特罗已于今年8月卸任,他否认全部指控,称其出于政治动机,并表示将在法庭上自证。
指控来自26岁的 Deicy Jiménez。她对哥伦比亚《Semana》杂志称,她2019年在一家成人网站结识当时还是参议员的佩特罗,此后获得政府合同;她称自己是一个由30到40名女性组成的网络的一员,这些女性以提供性服务、为佩特罗采购毒品和陪同参加聚会换取合同。她说,自己在2021年至2026年间先后拿到多达10份合同,涉及参议院、内政部与总统府行政部等机构;哥伦比亚政府合同数据库 SECOP 中也能查到她名下的10份合同记录。
司法程序方面,哥伦比亚最高法院10月28日决定受理针对佩特罗及参议员 María José Pizarro 的投诉并展开审查。Jiménez 上周到最高法院作证指控;11月6日,她到总检察长办公室作证,并上交自己的手机供调查人员查证。同日,她公开一张据称是她与佩特罗的聊天截图,内容涉及让她在内政部的合同得到续签。她此前还在周三公布了一段55秒的视频,显示她与佩特罗同处一间私人房间,视频中佩特罗抚摸她的后脑并亲吻她的脸颊;这段视频的拍摄时间与来源尚不清楚。
佩特罗在社交平台 X 上发文回应:「我从未用政府合同换取任何人的好处。」他说,视频里没有合同、没有付款、没有任何政府决定,不能证明腐败,并表示媒体审判总是先于法庭审判,他将像以往一样在法官面前以真相应对。他还说将遵守主审法官下达的禁言令。
政界反应方面,与现任总统 Abelardo de la Espriella 结盟的救国党已正式对佩特罗提出指控,并要求国会展开调查。佩特罗所属的历史公约联盟是哥伦比亚主要反对党,其领袖、参议员 Iván Cepeda 11月6日发表声明,称该党不容忍任何形式的腐败,同时呼吁尊重正当程序。
以上指控尚未经法院认定,案件仍在调查中。
(来源:哥伦比亚总检察长办公室)
Colombia's Ex-President Petro Accused of Trading Contracts for Sex: Accuser Testifies and Hands Over Phone as Petro Denies the Claims
BOGOTA — Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro is facing serious allegations that he exchanged government contracts for sex, with the Attorney General's Office, the Inspector General's Office and the Supreme Court all now involved. Petro, whose term ended in August, denies the claims, calls them politically motivated and says he will defend himself in court.
The allegations come from Deicy Jimenez, 26. She told the Colombian magazine Semana that she met Petro in 2019, when he was a senator, on an adult website and later received government contracts, and that she was part of a network of between 30 and 40 women who received contracts in exchange for sexual favours, procuring drugs and accompanying Petro to parties. She says she received as many as ten contracts between 2021 and 2026 from bodies including the Senate, the Ministry of Interior and the Administrative Department of the Presidency; ten contracts in her name can also be found in SECOP, Colombia's public contracts database.
On the judicial side, Colombia's Supreme Court decided on October 28 to accept for review complaints against Petro and Senator Maria Jose Pizarro. Jimenez appeared before the Supreme Court last week to denounce the former president. On November 6 she testified before the Attorney General's Office and handed in her phone for investigators to examine. The same day she shared a screenshot purporting to show a chat with Petro in which he asks for her contract with the Ministry of the Interior to be renewed. Earlier, on Wednesday, she had shared a 55-second video showing her with Petro in a private room, in which Petro strokes the back of her head and kisses her on the cheek; when and where the video was recorded remains unknown.
Petro responded on X: 'I never used a government contract to obtain favors from anyone.' He said the video contains no contract, no payment and no government decision, and so does not prove corruption, adding that media trials always come before court trials and that he will face this one before the judges with the truth. He also said he will comply with a gag order issued by the presiding judge.
Politically, the Salvacion Nacional party, affiliated with President Abelardo de la Espriella, has formally denounced Petro and called for a congressional investigation. Petro's Historic Pact remains Colombia's main opposition party; its leader, Senator Ivan Cepeda, said in a statement on November 6 that the party does not tolerate any form of corruption, while calling for due process to be respected.
The allegations have not been adjudicated by any court, and the investigations are ongoing.
(Source: Colombia's Attorney General's Office)
来源:哥伦比亚总检察长办公室
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图片来源:图:哥伦比亚前总统佩特罗官方肖像(资料图,已裁为宽幅)。哥伦比亚总统府官方摄影,CC BY 2.0,经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Official portrait of former Colombian President Gustavo Petro (file photo, cropped to a wide format). By the Presidency of Colombia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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