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Posada refuses to retract disclosure of reserved JEP hearings

Senator María Clara Posada said she will not retract after Ombudswoman Iris Marín sent a rectification request over the disclosure of reserved JEP hearings…

--- The context --- Senator María Clara Posada, of the Democratic Center, disclosed reserved hearings of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, known as the JEP. Those records show the attitude of some magistrates at certain moments and the treatment of former Farc commanders, a sensitive matter for victims and for public trust. --- The facts --- Posada shared that Ombudswoman Iris Marín sent her a rectification request for disclosing those hearings. Marín was part of the JEP and served as an auxiliary magistrate. The senator stated that she will not retract and will not stop her denunciations about alleged irregularities in the JEP, over the videos of the reserved hearings of Timochenko. In a letter to Marín, Posada placed on record what she considers an organized attack between the JEP and the Ombudsman Office. According to her account, that situation affects her security and exposes her to a situation of greater risk. --- The positions --- Posada defends political oversight and the constitutional protection of dissent. She stressed that, as a congresswoman, she represents citizens interests and does not have to ask permission to decide what to investigate, what expenses to question or what opinions to express about an entity financed with public resources. She also questioned the speed with which Marín defended the JEP. --- What remains unknown --- No additional response from Marín to the full letter is recorded, nor a precise explanation of the exact scope of the request. It is also not detailed what measures will be assessed in light of the reported risk, or what will follow about the military personnel who have not accepted responsibility before the special tribunal. --- Unanswered questions --- What is the precise scope of the rectification request sent to the senator? Will the Ombudswoman answer the questions about the assets and resources mentioned? Will any measure be adopted in response to the security risk Posada says she faces? How will political oversight and the confidentiality of the hearings be guaranteed together? --- EPM analysis --- The clash creates tension between the confidentiality of certain judicial proceedings and the citizens right to oversee an entity financed with public resources. The discussion also involves reparation for victims, transparency in the use of resources and the credibility of institutions that protect rights while judging grave facts of the conflict. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, this dispute should be settled with verifiable facts and not with cross pressure between institutions called upon to set an example of independence. The senator has the right to exercise political oversight and sustain her critical judgment, and the Ombudsman Office must explain clearly the basis of its request. Defending or correcting information requires precision and respect for victims, without turning judicial confidentiality into a shield against legitimate citizen oversight.
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