Court suspends dismissal of Bogota mayor
Court suspends dismissal of Bogota mayor
posted by Adriaan Alsema
Jan 14, 2014
A central Colombia court on Tuesday suspended the immediate dismissal of Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro until it has had the opportunity to study the ruling of the Inspector General that also barred the burgomaster from holding public office for 15 years.
The administrative court of Cundinamarca, the state surrounding the Colombian capital, said in a statement that Petro may stay in office until the court is done studying a civilian’s appeal to the decision of Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez to remove the mayor from office over Petro’s attempt to bring Bogota’s trash collection under state control.
The appeal was submitted by a civilian who said to be acting as an “informal agent” of the Bogota mayor acting “in pursuit of the protection of fundamental rights to elect and to be elected, the participation in the exercise and control of political power.”
The court said it will be studying the citizen’s appeal which claims the Inspector General’s decision must be nullified as it acted against the law by removing the elected official from office.
Additionally, the court ordered President Juan Manuel Santos to refrain from signing off on the IG’s ruling, which would make Petro’s dismissal official.
More:
http://colombiareports.co/court-suspends-dismissal-bogota-mayor/
