In ruling on appeal, Attorney confirms suspension and disability for 12 months the former president of the Municipal Council of Genoa, Quindío

By ruling on appeal, the Attorney General's Office upheld all parts failure Lysimachus sanction against Mr. Salcedo Marin, in his capacity as president of the Municipal Council of Genoa, Quindio, for the time of the events, suspended and disability for 12 months for disciplinary finding him responsible for not complying with a court decision.

Councilman punished is accused of irregularity in the exercise of their duties by failing to declare the vacancy of the office of a councilor criminally convicted in October 2009.

Disobeyed the order by Salcedo Marin, for which he was charged with the disciplinary charge, was to be allowed to continue serving as mayor, Mr. Joseph Arnobius Ramirez, who had been convicted by the Criminal Court Circuit Calarcá, Quindío, the main sentence of 32 months in prison and permanent disability to exercise the office of councilor.

The judgment rendered by the Regional Office of Quindio, which resolves the appeal established by the disciplined, confirms that the situation was framed within the content of the constitutional provision, in addition to Article 261 of year 93, which states that "The permanent or temporary incapacity shall be filled by the candidates in order of registration in succession and down, fall within the same electoral list. "

The court ruling was handed down on November 9, 2011 by the Provincial Prosecutor of Armenia.