The Colombian Foreign Ministry requested the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Inter-American Court) protect the president Gustavo Petro facing an investigation against him by the electoral authority, which the government considers a “coup d’état“.
“The case is already presented before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. “We are requesting provisional measures for President Gustavo Petro,” he said in a statement to the media. Jorge Rojasvice minister of Foreign Relations.
By granting precautionary measures, the Inter-American Human Rights System urges “States to defend individuals or groups from a serious and urgent situation.”
On Tuesday, the magistrates of the National Electoral Council (CNE) decided to open an investigation against Petro and the heads of his presidential campaign 2022 for exceeding the expenses permitted by law.
The opening of the investigation It generated a political earthquake, since the president assures that this administrative body does not have powers, which is why a “coup d’état” began.