In Colombia, the arc of accountability has bent toward a former confidante of power: Laura Sarabia, once chief of staff to President Gustavo Petro and later foreign minister, now faces formal charges for allegedly turning the machinery of the state against her own nanny. Prosecutors contend that in 2023 she ordered police to subject domestic worker Marelbys Meza to a polygraph interrogation over missing household cash — a private grievance dressed in the authority of public office. The case asks an enduring question that every society must answer: where does legitimate power end and its abuse
Colombian ex-foreign minister charged with abusing power over nanny's lie detector test
A domestic worker was subjected to coercive police interrogation and polygraph testing without apparent legal justification, describing the experience as feeling like a kidnapping.