Former Medellín education secretary, Alexandra Agudelo, involved in a corruption scandal, regained her freedom

The former Secretary of Education of Medellín, Alexandra Agudelo, would have recovered her freedom. This, after a judge revoked the measure of house by jail that weighed against her for a case of alleged corruption within the entity that she directed.

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It is worth remembering that on Monday, February 20, 2023, that is, almost a month ago, the 39th municipal judge for guarantee control of Medellín ordered the measure to secure the house by jail against the then Secretary of Education, Alexandra Agudelo. , and Lina María Gil, former director of the Buen Comienzo Special Administrative Unit, for alleged acts of corruption.

This Tuesday, March 21, 2023, Mayor Daniel Quintero announced through his social networks that the measure that the judge imposed against the former official of his administration was revoked.

“Justice is done. A Judge of the Republic has just revoked the measure against our Secretary of Education Alexandra Agudelo. She is going to her house right now to give her a hug, ”wrote the mayor of Medellín on his Twitter account.

The local president celebrated the determination and, in addition, took the opportunity once again to ensure that this entire case was a conspiracy against his administration.

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Daniel Quintero pointed out that the truth always triumphs. For this reason, he stressed that despite the efforts of the prosecutor who requested to deprive Agudelo of his liberty, accusing her of being corrupt, justice now revokes the measure.

“What they tried to do against our Ministry of Education is simply infamous. We proved that there were no cost overruns and no irregularities. A Medellín Prosecutor wanted to take away her freedom and falsely accuse her. Today a judge gives her her freedom. The truth always triumphs,” added Quintero.

Trill of the mayor of Medellín, Daniel Quintero