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Former presidents belonging to the Spanish and American Democratic Initiative (IDEA) condemned this Saturday the siege of the Colombian Supreme Court and expressed concern about pressure from the
Former presidents belonging to the Spanish and American Democratic Initiative (IDEA) condemned this Saturday the siege of the Colombian Supreme Court and expressed concern about pressure from the president. Gustavo Petro to the judiciary.
They expressed this in a statement in which they assured that “aware that the sectors affected by the government of President Gustavo Petro, with the support of the executive, have advanced towards the headquarters Supreme CourtBy meeting and failing to reach an agreement to appoint a new attorney general for the country, (IDEA) confirms the seriousness of this precedent.”
Last Thursday’s demonstrations demanded that the Supreme Court decide on the same day replacement of Attorney General Francisco BarbosaThe term of the president, who ends this Monday, ended in turmoil after it was revealed that none of Peter’s three candidates for the position received the required 16 votes in the court.
The incidents forced police to intervene to restore order around the Palace of Justice, where the Supreme Court is headquartered.
He IDEAS Statementpublished by former Colombian President Ivan Duque in his
Former presidents cite bloody power grab partisan M-19 – in which Peter acted – the same Palace of Justice, located in the center of Bogotá, and the violent restoration of the building by the army, which resulted in the death of 94 people, including 11 judges, dozens were wounded and 11 were missing.
“He putting pressure on judges “This radically affects the principle of autonomy and independence of authorities, which is an essential element of democracy in accordance with the provisions of the Inter-American Democratic Charter,” the statement added.
The blockade of the Supreme Court was condemned by various parties, as well as economic and social organizations, but President Peter himself played down the incident on Friday, pointing out that “there was no violence in any of the mobilizations in the country, contrary to what some false journalistic story claims.” tried to take a position.”
The IDEA document was signed by 24 former presidents, including former Spanish government presidents José María Aznar and Mariano Rajoy, as well as former presidents Iván Duque and Andrés Pastrana (Colombia), Eduardo Frey (Chile) and Mauricio Macri (Argentina). ).
It was also signed by Felipe Calderon and Vicente Fox (Mexico), Luis Alberto Lacalle (Uruguay), Oscar Arias and Rafael Angel Calderon (Costa Rica), Osvaldo Hurtado, Jamil Maouad, Guillermo Lasso and Lenin Moreno (Ecuador), Mario Abdo Benitez. , Federico Franco and Juan Carlos Vasmosi (Paraguay).
The list of signatories is completed by Nicholas Ardito Barletta, Mireya Moscoso and Ernesto Perez Balladares (Panama), Alfredo Cristiani (El Salvador), Carlos Mesa and Jorge Quiroga (Bolivia).
EFE
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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