President Petro warned of imminent coup against him: The order is given

Published at: 12/09/2024 10:19 PM

The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, this Thursday, September 12, warned of an alleged plan to attempt on his life or remove him from office in the next three months, the Telesur website reported.

During an event in Armenia, Quindío, where he met with representatives of alternative media, the president presented details of what he considers to be an imminent threat against his Government.

“A coup d'etat is not the generals of the Police and the Army, trying to take over the Palace and remove the President, no gentlemen, the country's oligarchs are not that brutal. It's a Colombian coup d'etat,” Petro told the audience.

He noted that there are significant sums of money involved in these alleged impeachment attempts. To contextualize his argument, Petro mentioned recent events in other Latin American countries, such as the attempted military uprising against Bolivian President Luis Arce, and the dismissal of Pedro Castillo in Peru.

Petro said that there is a plan to attempt his life or remove him from office in the next three months. “They wanted to see if the thing about Salvador Allende was repeated, about blocking roads to overthrow the President, which is what they want to do: either the President dies or they knock him down, the order is given,” said the president.

The Colombian head of state added that this alleged coup d'etat would be “financed by the Mafia”.

He criticized the process being carried out by the National Electoral Council (CNE) against his presidential campaign for alleged irregular funding, suggesting that there are economic interests behind making the case go to the House Accusations Committee, in order to suspend him from office.

Petro argued that, in the event of his departure, the next President of the Republic would be Efraín Cepeda, current president of the Senate. In addition, he maintained that an act of this nature has already occurred when he is relieved of his position, which, according to him, is protected by the Constitution.

He stated that, if he did not have popular support, this supposed coup d'etat would have taken place immediately.

These statements have generated an intense debate in the country about political stability and tensions between the Government and various sectors of Colombian society.