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Colombian Ex-Foreign Minister Charged Over Nanny's Lie Detector Test
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In Short: Laura Sarabia, who served as Colombia's foreign minister from January to July 2025, faces accusations of abuse of power after a nanny was subjected to a lie detector test regarding a cash disappearance.
The scandal began in 2023 when a Colombian news weekly, Semana, reported that a nanny employed by Laura Sarabia, the former foreign minister, was hooked up to a polygraph and questioned about the alleged theft of a case full of cash from Sarabia's flat.
Sarabia, who had previously resigned as chief of staff for President Gustavo Petro, was later appointed as foreign minister and then as Colombia's ambassador to the United Kingdom. Despite denying any wrongdoing, the nanny, Meza, has consistently maintained her innocence in media interviews.
Prosecutors accuse Sarabia of abusing her power by making her nanny undergo the lie detector test, a move that has sparked controversy and raised questions about the appropriateness of such actions by a high-ranking government official.
The case has drawn attention to the ethical boundaries of using such tests on employees and the potential misuse of power by public figures.
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