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Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Attorney General Francisco Barbosa are involved in a new episode of tension that threatens an "institutional rupture." Faced with this situation, Petro has called on his followers to demonstrate in the streets. Barbosa, known for his critical stance towards Petro, has several cases in his hands that involve the president's family and his electoral campaign. However, his term at the head of the institution will come to an end on February 12, and the Supreme Court of Justice must choose his successor from a list proposed by Petro, although it is not known when that decision will be made. . "This institutional breakdown has reached its peak of desperation, since the mafias do not want to lose control of the sections of the prosecutor's office that I have endangered by presenting a list of decent women," Petro said in a statement released in several languages. , urging the world to pay attention. In addition, there is the recent decision of the Attorney General's Office to suspend and call for disciplinary proceedings against Chancellor Álvaro Leyva for alleged irregularities in a million-dollar contract for the production of passports. Petro has denounced that this is an attempt to weaken "the popular government.
Faced with these accusations, different political and business sectors have called for calm and the protection of democracy. For their part, Petro's followers have called for a demonstration in front of the Supreme Court of Justice to demand the prompt election of a new prosecutor and will file a complaint with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR). However, some experts believe that there is no true institutional rupture, but rather a conflict between the Algeria Mobile Number List president and the prosecutor. Yann Basset, professor of Political Science at the Universidad del Rosario, points out that what there may be is a "double standard" in the Prosecutor's Office, which has had questionable actions by leaving aside investigations of the previous government and being more incisive with the current one. government. Barbosa assumed his position as prosecutor in 2020, after being chosen by then-conservative president Iván Duque. Since Petro's arrival to power as the first left-wing president in 2022, Barbosa has been critical of his management, especially his "total peace" policy to engage in dialogue with armed groups, warning that this could benefit drug traffickers.
Petro has warned that in addition to the investigation carried out by the Prosecutor's Office for alleged irregularities in the financing of his electoral campaign, proceedings will also be opened against two other people close to his campaign and political party. This has been interpreted as an attempt by his detractors to force him out of office. It should be noted that the president can only be investigated by the Congressional Impeachment and Investigation Commission. The Prosecutor's Office has referred this investigation to this commission, which last December decided to initiate a preliminary investigation for alleged crimes related to the financing of Petro's electoral campaign. From the opposition, Hernán Cadavid, representative of the Democratic Center and member of the Accusation Commission, considers that Petro assumes that, because he belongs to progressivism, he is not susceptible to any type of institutional control, and that any decision made about him or those close to him is considered a coup d'état. Cadavid insists that Petro cannot be allowed to incorporate this narrative. From the political center, a call is made for calm and to protect the Constitution beyond the personal interests of the leaders and electoral politics.
Faced with these accusations, different political and business sectors have called for calm and the protection of democracy. For their part, Petro's followers have called for a demonstration in front of the Supreme Court of Justice to demand the prompt election of a new prosecutor and will file a complaint with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR). However, some experts believe that there is no true institutional rupture, but rather a conflict between the Algeria Mobile Number List president and the prosecutor. Yann Basset, professor of Political Science at the Universidad del Rosario, points out that what there may be is a "double standard" in the Prosecutor's Office, which has had questionable actions by leaving aside investigations of the previous government and being more incisive with the current one. government. Barbosa assumed his position as prosecutor in 2020, after being chosen by then-conservative president Iván Duque. Since Petro's arrival to power as the first left-wing president in 2022, Barbosa has been critical of his management, especially his "total peace" policy to engage in dialogue with armed groups, warning that this could benefit drug traffickers.
Petro has warned that in addition to the investigation carried out by the Prosecutor's Office for alleged irregularities in the financing of his electoral campaign, proceedings will also be opened against two other people close to his campaign and political party. This has been interpreted as an attempt by his detractors to force him out of office. It should be noted that the president can only be investigated by the Congressional Impeachment and Investigation Commission. The Prosecutor's Office has referred this investigation to this commission, which last December decided to initiate a preliminary investigation for alleged crimes related to the financing of Petro's electoral campaign. From the opposition, Hernán Cadavid, representative of the Democratic Center and member of the Accusation Commission, considers that Petro assumes that, because he belongs to progressivism, he is not susceptible to any type of institutional control, and that any decision made about him or those close to him is considered a coup d'état. Cadavid insists that Petro cannot be allowed to incorporate this narrative. From the political center, a call is made for calm and to protect the Constitution beyond the personal interests of the leaders and electoral politics.