Colombian President Insists Mafia Groups Want to Kill Him

Colombian President insists mafia groups want to kill him

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has denounced multiple assassination plots against him, highlighting a recent incident involving the discovery of anti-tank weapons near the presidential Casa de Nariño palace in Bogotá.

Colombian President's Security Crisis Exposes Cartel Militarization and Governance Struggles

Colombian President Gustavo Petro canceled public appearances and silenced his social media accounts for 48 hours last week after intelligence revealed active assassination plots involving military-grade weapons. Security forces confirmed drug cartels acquired Israeli-made Spike anti-tank missiles capable of penetrating armored vehicles and downing aircraft, with two such systems recently discovered near Bogotá. This escalation […]

This Saturday, after about 48 hours of inactivity in X, his favorite communication channel, Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, has reappeared. The absence of two days was not just virtual, as since Wednesday he had not been seen in any public event, and on Friday he cancelled his participation in a summit of heads of state of which he was host. Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia apologized during the meeting: “I would like to take advantage to exc…

The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, offered on Sunday new denunciations that point to plans of attacks against his life, the last of them associated with the discovery of anti-tank weapons in a site very close to the Government Palace in Bogotá. The post Petro presents new evidence of magnicidal plans against his person first appeared on Cubadebate.

If Petro can't govern, let him step aside. If he's sick, let him say so. If he's using drugs, let him confront it. And if all of the above is true, let the institutions take action.

For more than 40 hours there has been no publication of President Gustavo Petro in his official account of social network X, an unusual fact having...