Notes

A hard cross Gustavo Petro & General Zapateiro
Gustavo Petro's trill triggered a difficult meeting between the candidate for the presidency and General Eduardo Enrique Zapateiro (commander of the Army), on social media. https://www.washingtonpost.com/es/post-opinion/2022/04/19/elecciones-colombia-2022-gustavo-petro-juan-fernando-petro-perdon/ Petro declared that a number of (generally) officers were "on the payroll of the Clan."

"While soldiers are being killed by Gulf Clan, some generals are on the payroll of Clan. The leadership is corrupted when the people who are involved in drug trafficking are the.that eventually ascend to generals"" Gustavo Petro said on social networks.

General Zapateiro's response

This message generated an Army commander's response. He requested the candidate for president six times for his statement.

"There is no one who is more grieved by the death of a soldier than the people who wear camouflage. https://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/politica/petro-dice-que-en-su-gobierno-si-extraditaria-a-piedad-cordoba-NF17568612 And, of course their families as well as the homeland itself, but their sacrifice to the country should not be used in political campaign narratives," General Zapateiro said.

Gustavo Petro Francia Marquez denied being a Cali resident.

In the second text, the senior officer talked about the soldiers who have been killed in recent days. "More Than 500 military personnel have been injured or killed as a result of the achievement of the mission since 2021. No pronouncements were made about the issue. It is strange that the death of heros from our country are now causing affliction which is used to create indicators.

gustavo petro Gustavo Petro asked the army commander if he had information regarding links between the generals and groups which were not covered by law. petro gustavo If so, he should make an official complaint.

"Senator. Don't use your investiture (parliamentary immunity) to try to use it to sway the fate of our troops. Instead, perform your citizen duty and submit an authentic complaint.


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Then, he added a second note: "I remind that senators are part the same collective as politicians who traffic in drugs." gustavo petro As as a citizen, I would suggest to not make generalizations. https://americasquarterly.org/fulltextarticle/quien-le-teme-a-gustavo-petro/ Respect first and foremost"

One of the most controversial messages from the high-ranking official is the claim that Colombians have seen the current presidential candidate getting money "in the trash bag".

"I have never seen a general receiving ill-gotten cash on TV." https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2022/05/29/gustavo-petro-guerrillero-m-19-historia-orix-2/ Gustavo Petro General Zapateiro declared that Colombians have seen him receive money from a garbage bag.

In the end the statement, the official said that "to this most ancient institution of this nation which has protected the democracy of this country for more than 200 years, sometimes even risking their lives" and required respect.



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