The court also ordered Duque to appoint a special group of the Military Forces or the National Police to permanently accompany the conservation and protection work of a government authority in the National Park, located in the Central Cordillera of the Andes, in the departments of Tolima, Caldas, Quindío and Risaralda.
President Duke, who He was also fined $4,000.rejected the ruling, arguing that his government protected the natural parks and complied with the court order to preserve the Los Nevados ecosystem.
“We have seen a first act that is inexplicable, because it wants to go over the constitutional jurisdiction, where the arrest of the president is supposedly ordered, allegedly for not fulfilling that sentence. That sentence is more than fulfilled,” the president declared in a government act .
“The decision is not only unconstitutional, but it is not final (…)”, added Duque, who asked the higher judicial authorities to review the ruling to determine the meaning of a decision that he considered “political and without legal support”.
In Colombia, the president has a was special and I could only be accused and investigated by a legislative commission and judged by the full congressTherefore, according to experts, the court order has no chance of success.
Additionally, the incident of contempt must go to a consultation in the Supreme Court of Justice and is not executed immediately.
The Minister of Justice, Wilson Ruizalso stated that the evidence showing compliance with the order was sent to the Justice and was ignored by the court.
The Nevados National Parkhas an extension of 613.8 square kilometers and heights between 2,660 and 5,321 meters above sea level, it houses the snow-capped mountains of Ruiz, Tolima, Santa Isabel and Quindío.
Source: Ambito
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