Gustavo Petro, presidential candidate, made a strong social network meeting between the presidential candidate who is running for the first position in the country under the Historic Pact as well as General Eduardo Enrique Zapateiro who is the Army commanding officer. Petro claimed that some (generally) officers were "on the payroll of the Clan."

"While https://www.camara.gov.co/gustavo-petro-urrego from the Gulf Clan are being killed but some of their generals are on the payroll of the Clan." When those who have been who are involved in trafficking drugs become the. that they end up being a part of the generals," Gustavo Petro shared on social media.

General Zapateiro's response

The message prompted an Army commander's response. demanded the presidential candidate six times to clarify his remarks.

General Zapateiro declared, "There is no one more affected from the loss of a soldier than camouflaged soldiers and their families, but their ultimate sacrifice to the country should not be used as a narrative for political campaigns."

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In another announcement, the highest official voiced his opinion on recent deaths of soldiers. "More than 500 soldiers have been injured or killed in the last 2021. There was no official declaration regarding their sacrifice. It's odd that the pain and death of patriotic heroes is now used to generate other manifestations.

Gustavo Petro was asked by the army commander to inform Gustavo Petro about any possible connections between generals and other groups than the law. The commander also asked him to submit a formal complaint to authorities.


"Senator. Do not use your investiture, parliamentary inviolability, to prefigure the death of our troops. Instead, you should perform your civic duty by submitting a legitimate grievance to the

@FiscaliaCol, the information you provided the facts you mentioned, regardless of who"" the general you mentioned.

In a second soundbite: "I remind you that as a senator you are part of the group which you can identify as 'drug trafficking politicians'. https://www.semana.com/semana-tv/vicky-en-semana/articulo/me-preocu... encourage citizens not to be a generalizer. First and foremost, gustavo petro ""

The message from the top official that caused the most controversy was one which stated that Colombians were witness to the current president receiving money from the form of a bag.

"I have never witnessed generals receive untruthful money on TV." The Colombians were able to see you receive money in a bag" General Zapateiro stated.

The official ended by saying that he will demand respect for the oldest institution in the country. Its members, both men and women, have unreservedly upheld democracy across the country for more than 200 years, sometimes even risking their lives for it.