“It was in Paris where I could confirm that you have the problem of drug addiction,” said a former soccer of Gustavo Petro. The statement is part of a public letter with details of a 2023 trip.
The former president of the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, He said Wednesday that the president “is addicted to drugs”, in a new accusation against the president, who already denied other opportunities. It is about former Minister Álvaro Leyvawho was one of Petro’s closest political allies, who narrated in an extensive letter the details of his accusation.
Scandal in Colombia: They pointed to Gustavo Petro as drug addict
Leyva published his complaint on Network X (former Twitter) with details about Petro’s supposed drug use in Paris, during a trip for diplomatic purposes that made together. As noted, the president disappeared for two days, on that occasion that dates back to October 2023.
“It was in Paris where I could confirm that you have the problem of drug addiction, “said Leyva In line with criticism of Petro on his anti -drug policy and the increase in cocaine production in the country during his mandate. They were “pregnant moments for me as a person and as a chancellor. And much more when I knew where he had been,” added the former official.
Petro responded to the accusation also in X: “I have simply been slandered.” “In an official visit of a head of state to France, there is always direct and permanent physical protection of the French Secret Service,” he said. In addition, he added that during those two days he was with his daughter and grandchildren based in Paris and said he was a “addict to love.”
Tensions between Petro and Leyva
Both figures have tensions since Leyva left their position in February 2024 amid investigations against him for irregularities in public tenders. “The person who leads the top of the State” is addicted to narcotics, had said weeks ago, not to mention the president.
The opposition asked against Congress that Petro undergoes toxicological and psychiatric exams to determine if he is “in a position to govern”. His frequent late arrivals without explanation to events were associated with problematic consumption. On one occasion, when I was a candidate, Petro apologized for attending a public act.
In the letter, Leyva also pointed out that a “very close collaborator” of Petro consumes cocaine. These statements were interpreted as messages against Interior Minister Armando Benedettithe right hand of the president, who recently recognized that he had to undergo treatment to cure his drug addiction.
Source: Ambito
