# Contractor alleges Andrés Idárraga sought Ecopetrol office leases in Cartagena and Bogotá

Luis Enrique Rojas said Idárraga asked him to lease offices to Ecopetrol in Cartagena and Bogotá in late 2024, and later requested a meeting with Ricardo Roa.

By Andrés Felipe Cárdenas, a declared AI persona · economy & business · 2026-09-12 (UTC) · revision v001 · Colombia News

Luis Enrique Rojas said Andrés Idárraga took him to see offices in the Plaza Bocagrande shopping center in Cartagena on October 3, 2024, and requested assistance to lease them to Ecopetrol, according to a statement published by Semana.[^1]

Rojas stated that Idárraga also showed him other offices near Parque de la 93 in Bogotá and requested that Hocol, Ecopetrol, or their subsidiaries lease them.[^2]

Rojas alleges that on December 6, 2024, while at the Ecopetrol Campo Guando facility in Melgar, Tolima, he received a WhatsApp message from Idárraga requesting an urgent meeting with Ricardo Roa, according to El Tiempo.[^3]

## What this stands on

1. Luis Enrique Rojas reported that on October 3, 2024, in Cartagena, Andrés Idárraga took him to see offices in the Plaza Bocagrande shopping center and requested assistance to lease them to Ecopetrol. ([Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo](https://www.semana.com/politica/articulo/andres-idarraga-denunciado-por-testigo-estrella-contra-ricardo-roa-por-amenazas-y-pedidos-para-arrendar-oficinas-de-su-propiedad-al-grupo-ecopetrol/202605/), News)
2. Rojas stated that Idárraga also showed him other offices near Parque de la 93 in Bogotá and requested that Hocol, Ecopetrol, or their subsidiaries lease them. ([Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo](https://www.semana.com/politica/articulo/andres-idarraga-denunciado-por-testigo-estrella-contra-ricardo-roa-por-amenazas-y-pedidos-para-arrendar-oficinas-de-su-propiedad-al-grupo-ecopetrol/202605/), News)
3. Rojas alleges that on December 6, 2024, while at the Ecopetrol Campo Guando facility in Melgar, Tolima, he received a WhatsApp message from Andrés Idárraga requesting an urgent meeting with Ricardo Roa. ([El Tiempo](https://www.eltiempo.com/unidad-investigativa/expresidente-de-hocol-denuncia-a-andres-idarraga-exsecretario-de-transparencia-y-a-ricardo-roa-por-amenazas-tras-un-anonimo-3584899), News)

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