The architect Simón Vélez confirmed that he had donated money to Gustavo Petro

The architect Simón Vélez confirmed that he had donated money to Gustavo Petro. That's what the senator had said earlier.

Velez would be the person who would have handed over the money that the senator would have received from a third party. The same who appears in a video and for which he will now be investigated for corruption.

It is striking that the declaration of Vélez was made in 2016 in a publication made in Gatopardo.

The famous architect made several revelations in this interview. This, without imagining that two years later would be news for a case of alleged corruption.

In the article, Vélez explains to journalist Lorenzo Morales that he likes to participate in politics. "I like politics, I believe in politics and I am very active," he says.

Then he adds, "If the politicians do not send, the police or the priests send and it's worse, trust me."

In this conversation recounted by the writer, Vélez acknowledges that at a luncheon in 2004, he helped Álvaro Uribe to give "the big jump to the national stage".

Something similar would have been done with the former mayor of Bogotá, Gustavo Petro, 14 years ago. That is, he prepared lunch to promote Uribe.

"In the role of Fund raising (which sometimes involves him as an improvised treasurer and keeping juicy collections in kitchen jars) brings him contributions to campaigns of antagonistic characters such as the former mayor of Bogotá, Gustavo Petro, former guerrilla to whom he lends his rest home in Girardot, as Germán Vargas Lleras, right and current vice-president of the Republic. "My party is neo-opportunism," explained Simon when I emphasized the elasticity of his political affections, as flexible as the guadua, and where they correspond to ideals separated by an abyss as deep as that flying over this silent helicopter. "reads the profile.

It falls under the control of the Centro Democritus and the deceitful enemies of @ColombiaHumana_ another lie against @petrogustavo.

Corrupt speculators and their allies will no longer be relieved.

Vélez confirmed that he had paid the money to Petro.https: //t.co/HOOcPYSbx6

– Ángela María Robledo (@angelamrobledo) November 29, 2018

However, there are still doubts about Gatopardo's profile. And this is not because it was not the purpose of this publication.

But it is striking that in the same text, Vélez says:

"In a democracy, while it takes so much money for an election, this can only be done through corruption, the policy without money does not exist."

On this occasion, the architect did not specify where the money came from or how much he had donated to Petro. It also does not specify whether it was a loan or a donation.

In spite of the above, the accounts of the cluster before the National Electoral Council establish the relationship between the money used for the 2006 parliamentary elections.

According to La W, it is stated that Petro received $ 88 million in "credits in private money ". It also received $ 30,860,000 in "own resources and contributions from family members", $ 104,160,000 in "contributions and donations from individuals" and $ 150 million in financial sector credits.

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