When will the Supreme Court meet again to elect the next Prosecutor?

What is the shortlist made up of President Gustavo Petro?

The election will be made from the shortlist proposed by the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, which is made up of Ángela María Buitrago, Luz Adriana Camargo Garzón and Amelia Pérez Parra.

“The Supreme Court of Justice unanimously agreed to hold an extraordinary session for Tuesday, March 12, starting at nine in the morning, session where we will be focused exclusively on the voting for the election of the nation’s new attorney general,” said Chaverra.

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The process to elect the prosecutor has raised tensions in recent weeks, after the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the Office of the HIM for Human Rights in Colombia asked the Court to speed up the process.

Furthermore, she experienced a moment of great tension on February 8 after marches of government supporters took over the center of Bogotá, where the Palace of Justice is located, and tried to besiege the high courts, due to the non-election of the successor of Francisco Barbosa, who finished his term on February 12.

Barbosa is very close to the former president Iván Duque (2018-2022) and her management was highly criticized, which is why different sectors are demanding that the election of her successor be expedited so as not to lengthen the tenure of the attorney general in charge, Martha Janeth Mancera, who is also highly questioned.

Credits: EFE Agency.