Colombian lawyer asks court to annul central bank appointment

Lawsuit alleges president broke gender equality law in naming former finance minister

Banco de la Republica
Central Bank of Colombia, Bogota
Rachael King

A Colombian lawyer is asking a court to annul the appointment of former finance minister Alberto Carrasquilla to the central bank’s board.

The lawsuit before Colombia’s “council of state”, the country’s highest administrative law court, was first filed in in early September. Carrasquilla’s appointment has been contentious from the start, with some opposition politicians accusing president Iván Duque of packing the central bank board with political allies.

Lawyer Joan Sebastián Moreno Hernandez

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