At the request of a prosecutor belonging to the a special team specialized in Electoral Fraud denominated “Eje Temático Especializado en Delitos Electorales” from the Office of the Attorney General, the 28th Municipal Court with supervisory functions sent Diego Escobar Guinea, former Health Secretary in Cundinamarca, to prison for criminal conspiracy offenses, corruption of electors, compelling electors and embezzlement offenses.
Escobar Guinea was appointed municipal mayor in Girardot (Cundinamarca) between 2012 and 2015 after César Fabián Villalba Acevedo. The latter, held this position thanks to ploys both agreed in order to win elections.