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Palace Logs Show Chinese Businessman Under House-Arrest Order Met President Jerí

Prosecutors say the 24‑month home confinement ordered in 2024 was never executed, focusing scrutiny on police and prosecutorial enforcement.

Overview

  • Entry records document three visits by Ji Wu Xiaodong to the presidential palace on December 12 and 29, 2025, and January 5, 2026, with at least one direct meeting with President José Jerí.
  • The visits were recorded as work meetings and did not appear on the president’s public agenda, according to the press reports that disclosed the logs.
  • Palace communications official Johanna Ocampo said the meeting was with the president and described it as centered on Chinese food.
  • Ji is under investigation as a suspected member of the ‘Los Hostiles de la Amazonía’ network tied to illegal timber trafficking, with alleged offenses including organized crime, bribery, influence peddling, and aggravated corruption.
  • Legal specialists say the National Police and the Public Ministry must execute and supervise house arrest orders, note a practical 72‑hour verification window, and urge prosecutors to evaluate reinstating preventive detention.