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[^1]\n\nThe Colombian Attorney General's Office scheduled the formal charging of Laura Sarabia for the case involving Marelbys Meza on September 14. [^2]\n\nLaura Sarabia, a former advisor to President Gustavo Petro, will face formal charges on September 14, 2026, for abuse of public function and aggravated illegal constraint. [^3]\n\nPolice Captain Óscar Leandro Mojica, formerly head of Theft from Residences at the Sijín in Bogotá, testified that Laura Sarabia ordered Colonel Carlos Feria to administer a polygraph test to Marelbys Meza. [^4]\n\nLaura Sarabia, formerly the Chief of Staff to the Presidency of the Republic under President Gustavo Petro, is the target of the charges. [^5]\n\nThe investigation concerns events between January 27 and January 29, 2023, when Marelbys Meza, Sarabia's former nanny, was subjected to a polygraph test after a briefcase with money and documents was lost. [^6]\n\nMarelbys Meza, the former nanny of Sarabia's child, reported being subjected to a polygraph test and pressured by members of the presidential security scheme. [^7]\n\nPolice Captain Óscar Leandro Mojica testified that Sarabia ordered the polygraph test to be administered to Meza. [^8]\n\nMarelbys Meza alleged she was detained for several hours and pressured by presidential security officials without a judicial order before the polygraph test. [^9]\n\nAccording to the testimony, the polygraph test was ordered to investigate a suspected theft of Marelbys Meza's personal belongings, but it utilized state resources intended for other purposes. [^10]\n\nThe prosecution concluded that the evidence is sufficient to bring the former Ambassador before a judge, citing a 'principle of opportunity' document signed by Police Captain Óscar Leandro Mojica. 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