The governor of Valle del Cauca, Dilian Francisca Toro, has filed a contempt motion against deputy Jonhy Acosta for failing to comply with a Constitutional Court order to retract false social media posts. The request was submitted to a court in Cali on December 23, 2025, claiming Acosta persists in spreading inaccurate information despite the ruling.
In Cali, on December 23, 2025, Governor Dilian Francisca Toro, through her lawyer Gloria Stella Ortiz Delgado, formally requested the Juzgado Sexto de Ejecución de Penas y Medidas de Seguridad to initiate a contempt proceeding against deputy Jonhy Acosta. This stems from Acosta's failure to retract, within the 48-hour deadline set by the Constitutional Court's sentencia T-520 of 2025, social media posts containing false information about the departmental leader.
The court order aimed to safeguard Toro's fundamental rights against content spread in political debate. Yet, her defense claims Acosta has continued posting messages that violate the ruling. “The sentence made clear that political opposition is constitutionally protected, but it is not protected when false, lying, or contrary-to-reality information is provided,” stated Ortiz Delgado in the filing, attaching a recent video as evidence of the deputy's ongoing statements.
For his part, Acosta has claimed on social media that the Court did not conclude he exercised gender-based violence against the governor and that the ruling only required clarifying two specific posts, not over 130 as requested. This view has sparked controversy, as Toro's defense argues it understates the sentence's scope and perpetuates revictimization.
The T-520 ruling of 2025 is seen as historic for distinguishing legitimate political oversight from spreading false information that infringes rights. It also sets a precedent for implementing Law 2453 of 2025, aimed at preventing and punishing violence against women in politics. The court will now assess whether to proceed with the contempt motion to enforce the ruling effectively.
