Cambios implementados en el estatuto disciplinario, producto de la incorporación del artículo 3 de la ley 2094 del 2021

Abstract

This text will address the main changes that were implemented in the disciplinary procedure with the recent reform to the disciplinary statute law 2094 of 2021, which modified law 1952 of 2019, the first part is intended to make known to the reader, the stages of the disciplinary procedure, its procedure and terms will be explained in a general way, starting from the preliminary investigation, and going through the stages of disciplinary investigation, closing of investigation, statement of charges, defenses, closing arguments and finally the ruling of first instance. In the second part, the focus will be on the changes that the aforementioned reform made through its third article, where the due process towards the person involved or disciplined is referred to, indicating that the process will be divided into two large stages, one of instruction and the other of judgment, and each one of them will be carried out by independent and different officials, the first stage of investigation begins from the preliminary investigation article 208 law 2094 of 2021, until the stage of issuance of the statement of objections article 221 of the aforementioned reform, this first stage finished , will begin the trial stage that begins from the discharge of the statement of objections, article 225 b of Law 2094 of 2021, until the ruling of first instance, article 225 f of the aforementioned law.