A Colombian High Court official requested the investigation of Inspector General’s office employee Maria Eugenia Carreño, who publicly criticized the Court’s decision to reinstate disgraced governor Juan Carlos
Last week the High Council of the Judiciary temporarily lifted the ban – on the grounds the trial of the governor was not carried out in accordance with due process – but the dismissal was quickly followed by a request from the Inspector General’s Office for it to be reimposed.
On Wednesday, however, Colombia’s Sectional Council of the Judiciary ruled that Juan Carlos should be reinstated into office.
The Inspector General’s Office, which initially imposed the ten-year ban, said that the suspension of the ban “makes a mockery of disciplinary functions and public order and morality.”
According to Colombian law, elected officials are not allowed to interfere in or influence elections in any way, meaning that they are barred from openly supporting or opposing candidates.