Petro replies to Leyva about his alleged drug use in France: “Almost everything in Paris is more interesting”

Andrea Petro, the daughter of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, defended his father in a social media post, after former chancellor Álvaro Leyva accused him of being addicted to drugs.

The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, has responded this Wednesday to a letter in which his former chancellor Álvaro Leyva accuses him of having an addiction to drug use that would have led him to abuse power and rule badly. Although rumors about this issue have been recurring for a long time, this time the accusations came from a former minister: Leyva claims to have verified “the problem of drug addiction” of the president during an offici…

Former chancellor Álvaro Leyva accused President Gustavo Petro of having a drug problem he said he had found during an official visit by the president to France in June 2023.

The former official also criticized the president for abuse of power and for the tone used in some public appearances

The former Foreign Minister publicly praises the President of Colombia for committing abuses of power and whips his two closest officials, Armando Benedetti and Laura Sarabia.

Former chancellor Álvaro Leyva, who became the right hand of Gustavo Petro, published a 4-page letter in which he talks about an alleged addiction of the president. The Colombian president responded.