![]() ![]() Merlano said she had the help of Julio Gerlein, brother of mentor Roberto, and businessman Arturo Char, but that they then turned on her, sexually assaulting her and keeping her prisoner in a farm near the border with Venezuela.Ħ.- From the farm, Merlano also escaped, entering Venezuela through a “coyote road” known only to people smugglers’, using a fake Venezuelan ID. An Escobar-worthy dragnet fell on Bogota first, and Colombia later, but she could not be recaptured, giving the incoming, tough-on-crime government of Ivan Duque its first major black eye. ![]() She famously climbed down a rope dangling from a third-story window (she had requested to go to the dentist) and hopped into the backseat of an awaiting motorcycle from the Rappi deliveries company. You must read: Former senator Aida Merlano: “Ivan Duque is chasing me to kill me”ĥ.- Two weeks after sentencing Merlano managed an escape that Colombian press dubbed “Hollywood-esque”. ![]() All of that information allowed Colombian authorities to accuse Merlano of spending half a million dollars in her campaign, double the maximum of $250,000 allowed by law. Merlano’s system also was used to keep a tally of ringleader’s expenses. Merlano also used QR codes in a digital system controlling every voter and leaving a print and digital trail, a technology similar to the Nicolas Maduro used since 2016 in every election, and the reason why his 2018 reelection was deemed fraudulent. She is described as a former senator but she never attended a single Senate session.Ĥ.- Colombian magazine Semana, said Merlano used “the most sophisticated vote-buying system so far known in this country.” Voters received $12 and had to leave a receipt, which police found. She was sent to the El Buen Pastor prison in Bogota and in September 2019 sentenced to 15 years in prison. Merlano is arrested and charged with corrupting voters, criminal association and weapons charges. Former Colombia senator arrived at the Justice Palace in Caracas guarded by agents of Sebin. ![]()
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