Presidente de la Corte Constitucional deberá retractarse por acusaciones hacia la madre de su hijo en medio de una entrevista

The recent ruling from the Twelfth Municipal Criminal Court of Neiva has set a precedent in protecting fundamental rights to good name and honor concerning digital journalism publications in Colombia.

The decision, issued on December 11, 2025, responds to the tutela action filed by Jorge Enrique Ibáñez Robles, Yolanda Inés Robles Ramírez, and Edgar Robles Ramírez against Jorge Enrique Ibáñez Najar, following an interview published in the digital media, CasaMacondo.co.

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The core of the conflict lies in the interview granted by Jorge Enrique Ibáñez Najar, as President of the Constitutional Court, to the mediaCasaMacondo.co, addressing the loss of a legal file related to the challenge and investigation of extramarital paternity.

According to the petitioners, the interview discussed “the circumstances of time, manner, and place in which the claimant was granted,” which they believe undermined their dignity and reputation.

Edgar Robles Ramírez, representative in the mentioned judicial process, expressed concern over how the information was treated in the interview, stating that “from its context and journalistic assertions, there were accusations regarding possible manipulation of the DNA evidence conducted within the process, and some actions they consider could constitute the crime of falsehood through the destruction of a public document.”

This concern prompted the formal request to the journalists of CasaMacondo.co for “a complete copy of the interview recording, as well as a copy of the file that appeared to be missing.” The initial publication of the interview, which was partially disseminated in August 2025, was followed by the full disclosure on October 25 of the same year.

Yolanda Inés Robles Ramírez shared that she learned about the interview much later than its initial airing and that “its defamatory content harmed her dignity.”

The seriousness of the statements led Edgar Robles Ramírez to notify his nephew Jorge Enrique Ibáñez Robles about the interview’s content, forwarding him the complete transcript.

In it, according to the petitioners, “it implied that Ibáñez Najar had been a victim of sexual abuse by Yolanda Inés Robles Ramírez, even though her name was not mentioned.”

In response to these events, the court decided: “TO PROTECT the fundamental rights to good name and honor of Mrs. YOLANDA INÉS ROBLES RAMÍREZ, identified with documentation from Tunja (B), based on the reasons outlined in this ruling.”

Additionally, it ordered Jorge Enrique Ibáñez Najar to, in coordination with Casa Macondo, “within five (5) days from the notification of this order, retract and/or rectify and publicly apologize to Mrs. Yolanda Inés Robles Ramírez for the statements made during the interview dated August 13, 2025,” specifically regarding points I and II outlined in the petition section of the tutela action.

The verdict also stipulated that “the issued statement must be published and remain on the website and social media accounts of CasaMacondo, adhering to the conditions of fairness (same medium, prominence, and duration).”

On the other hand, the court decided to “DENY the requests for rectification, clarification, and/or retraction from Jorge Enrique Ibáñez Robles and Edgar Robles Ramírez, as the jurisprudential requirements to support the right to rectification were not met, as explained in this ruling.”

Ultimately, the ruling mandated that “the parties be notified of this decision via the most expedient means, informing them that they have a term of three (03) days to appeal the decision (Art. 31 of Decree 2591 of 1991)” and ordered the file to be sent to the Honorable Constitutional Court for eventual review if the ruling is not contested.