2024-05-23 17:07:38
An intense trade of statements has been carried out on social networks by Uribe and Petro for the position of the Armed Forces.
In a pointy trade of statements, the previous president Álvaro Uribe Vélez responded vehemently to President Gustavo Petro’s accusations, categorically denying that he’s inciting a coup towards the present authorities.. This confrontation arose on account of Uribe’s harsh criticism of the position that, based on him, the Armed Forces ought to play in defending Colombians towards unlawful armed teams.
The controversy intensified when Petro used his X account to share a picture of articles 467 and 468 of the Colombian Penal Code. These articles level out that «It’s a crime to incite to overthrow the Authorities or take up arms towards the constitutional order«, suggesting that Uribe may very well be concerned in such actions.
In response, Uribe revealed a video during which he highlighted the unfavorable affect of extortion within the nation and criticized the strengthening of the indigenous guards, whereas stating that the Military is being weakened. He accused the Petro authorities of stopping the Army and Police Forces from fulfilling their responsibility to guard the inhabitants from the actions of felony teams in numerous areas of Colombia.
Petro replied once more. In a brand new message, she urged Uribe to undertake a extra conciliatory stance: “Former President Uribe ought to study to speak about Peace. I invite you. Colombia has had two centuries of civil wars and it’s good that its leaders are main the nation in the direction of the absence of struggle, in the direction of peace. Shattering peace, again and again, like Aureliano’s little fish, solely leads us to the abyss. “A Colombia in Peace is a world energy of Life.”