Gustavo Petro's troll led to a difficult meeting between the presidential candidate president and General Eduardo Enrique Zapateiro (commander of the Army), on social media. Petro claimed that some (generally) officers were "on the Clan’s payroll."

"While soldiers are murdered by Gulf Clan, some generals are on Clan's payroll. That they end up ascending towards the generals is what corrupts the leadership" Gustavo Petro stated on social media.

General Zapateiro's response

The message prompted an Army commander's response. requested the candidate for president six times to clarify his statement.

General Zapateiro stated that "no one is more wounded than those who don camouflage and their families and homeland themselves, but their supreme sacrifice for the country shouldn't be used in political campaign narratives."

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A second message was also sent by the top officer, which spoke of the deaths of soldiers in recent times. "Since 2021 more than 500 military personnel have been wounded or killed during the course of their mission. Their sacrifice was not publicly acknowledged, so there have been no announcements. It's fascinating that the demise of patriotic heroes has now caused affliction, and is being used for other indications.

Gustavo Petro asked the army commander if he had any information about connections between the generals and groups that were not under the law. If yes, https://www.portafolio.co/elecciones-2022/gustavo-petro-ganador-del... should make an inquiry to the authorities.

https://www.pulzo.com/noticias/gustavo-petro . Don't make use of your investiture, parliamentary inviolability to foretell the demise of our troops. Instead, https://www.elespectador.com/tags/gustavo-petro/ should do your duty as a citizen by submitting a legitimate grievance to the

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He added another sentence: "I remind senators that they belong to the group that you can call 'drug trafficking lawmakers'. As an individual, it's essential that you do not generalize. Respect first and foremost""

The most controversial statement of the high official was the fact that Colombians were able to see the current president candidate receive cash "in garbage bags".

" https://www.grupoenergiadebogota.com/content/download/5967/88919/fi... have never witnessed anyone receiving money from illegally obtained funds on television." https://www.bluradio.com/noticias/gustavo-petro witnessed you take money in a bag" General Zapateiro stated.

The official concluded his remarks by saying that he will demand respect for the oldest institution of the nation, whose members, both males as well as women, have tirelessly upheld democracy across the country for more than 200 year, even sacrificing their lives.