Colombian president’s son arrested in money laundering probe
Al JazeeraNicolas Petro taken into custody on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment. Colombian police have arrested the president’s son on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment as part of a high-profile probe into funds he allegedly collected during last year’s election campaign. The chief prosecutor’s office said in a statement that Nicolas Petro and his ex-wife Daysuris Vazquez were taken into custody on orders of a court in Bogota about 6am local time on Saturday. The president’s son had welcomed the investigation when it began in March and has previously called accusations that he took money from drug traffickers in exchange for including them in his father’s peace efforts unfounded. Vazquez, earlier this year, told local media that two people accused of involvement with drug trafficking had given Nicolas money for his father’s campaign, among other alleged acts of corruption.
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