Ex-Prosecutor Accuses Fiscal Camargo of Order to Drop Petro Charge
Lucy (Marcela) Laborde, the prosecutor who ran the Nicolás Petro case, told Semana that Fiscal General Luz Adriana Camargo ordered her to drop the money-laundering charge. The claim echoes a formal letter she sent in September 2025. The post Ex-Prosecutor Accuses Fiscal Camargo of Order to Drop Petro Charge appeared first on The Rio Times .
Former prosecutor Lucy Laborde has accused Fiscal General Luz Adriana Camargo of ordering the money-laundering charge against Nicolás Petro, son of former President Gustavo Petro, to be dropped in favor of illicit enrichment. This accusation emerged in a Semana interview and a four-page letter Laborde sent to Camargo in September 2025.
Laborde claims that during a meeting at Camargo's office in September 2024, she was approached by Camargo, Aura Liliana Trujillo, Gilberto Javier Guerrero, and Alexandra Ladino Pinzón, who suggested abandoning the money-laundering charge and proceeding only with the illicit enrichment charge. Laborde refused the instruction, stating she would not negotiate, and was subsequently transferred to Barranquilla, away from the Bogotá-based investigation.
The Fiscalía has denied these allegations, stating there were no orders to drop charges or coercion involved. Laborde's formal letter, Resolution 33 appointment in September 2025, and her later interview all indicate she was removed from the case due to undue pressure. The Fiscalía General de la Nación maintains that the charges against Nicolás Petro remain in place, with the meeting described by Laborde taking place within their constitutional powers and being related to a defense request to change the legal classification.
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