The son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro was paroled on Friday, after he was arrested on money laundering and illicit enrichment charges in a scandal linked to his father's election campaign.Nicolas Petro, the eldest of the leftist president's children, was arrested last week, initially denying the charges but later agreeing to collaborate with authorities. Judge Omar Beltran ordered the release of Petro, 37, but said he would not be allowed to leave the northern city of Barranquilla where he lives and banned him from contacting those involved in the investigation.
"The request for the imposition of a security measure, but not custodial measures, for Mr. Nicolas Fernando Petro, is granted," Beltran said.
Prosecutors requested house arrest for Petro.
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