This Monday surprised the publication of Decree 1070 of July 24, 2020, by which the Minister of Finance, Alberto Carrasquilla, accepted the resignation of María Virginia Torres de Cristancho to the position of president of the Special Assets Society, and appointed Andrés Ávila, vice president of assets of SAE, as the new president.
The W first knew the resignation letter of the SAE president, a document sent on June 24 of this year to the Minhacienda and the SAE Board, and on June 30 to President Iván Duque, that is, a month ago , a date that coincides with the alleged irregularities denounced by both SAE and Triple A, and that They involve the Comptroller of Barranquilla, Jesús Acevedo, and who are already aware of the Comptroller, Attorney General and Prosecutor.
The resignation letter evidences that Mrs. Torres, who had been running this entity for six years, left this position due to pressure and threats because her work became uncomfortable, as confirmed by La W.
“We have even challenged the mafias that operate in our territory, a diverse group made up of some of the owners of the property, figureheads, depositaries, the aftermath of the influence peddling in all orders and levels, the so-called reclaimers and landlords, and in general offenders who learned to benefit from assets in extinction of domain or extinct. Obviously we became quite uncomfortable, “he says in his resignation letter.
And he concludes: “the skills acquired during 33 years of service to this country, demonstrating with facts that one can work with decency and professional loyalty for Colombia (…) With this preamble I present resignation from July 15, 2020, in charge of president of SAE, which I have been playing since October 30, 2014 ”.
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