Nelson Andrés Escobar, Director of the Special Investigation Unit
He holds a law degree from Universidad de Nariño, and he majored in Administrative Law, Judicial Law, and Criminal Procedure at Universidad Nacional, Nariño, and Universidad Externado de Colombia.
His professional career is focused on the Judicial Branch. In 2004, he worked as court clerk of the Municipal Civil Court of La Unión (Nariño). Then, he served as a municipal judge of mixed jurisdiction (juez promiscuo) of Mocoa (Putumayo), judge of mixed jurisdiction (Juez Promiscuo) of Puerto Asís (Putumayo), and municipal judge ‘ambulante’ in Pasto (Nariño).
In 2012, he joined the Attorney General’s Office. Since then, he has served as prosecutor at the Directorate specialized in the fight against Criminal Organizations, director of the branch office in Nariño (Seccional Nariño) (2017-2019), prosecutor specialized in the fight against organized crime (2019-2024), and recently, director of the branch office in Cauca (Seccional Cauca).