The Judge Pretelt's denial to resign for the grave accusations levied against him raises a question, which is abstract but relevant not only in this case, but also many other similar cases: does a public servant's duty to resign exist or not in these type of circumstance?

Abelarde De la Espriella, Jorge Pretelt's lawyer, published this week a column in El Heraldo, where he responds to those who criticized him for saying that ethics have nothing to do with law.

I do not share the deluge of personal attacks agains Senator Paloma Valencia for her unfortunate proposal to split the Cauca Department in two: "one indigenous department so that they can strike, protest, and invade, and one department dedicated to development, where we can invest in infrastructure, promote investment, and where there can be decent work for its inhabitants."