A tweet from presidential candidate Gustavo Petro generated a tough interaction on social media between the presidential candidate who is running for the first position of the country by the Historic Pact and the commander of the Army General Eduardo Enrique Zapateiro. Petro stated in the message that "some general" officers were on the Clan's payroll.

"While the soldiers are being executed by the Gulf Clan," Gustavo Petro posted via the social networks. He also claimed that some Clan generals are employed by them. They end up climbing towards the generals is what causes the leadership to be corrupted" Gustavo Petro stated on social media.

General Zapateiro's response

This message generated the response from the Army commander with six trills, who asked the presidential candidate about his remarks.

General Zapateiro said, "There is no one more grieved by the loss of a soldier more than the camouflaged soldiers and their families However, their ultimate sacrifice to the country should not be used in political campaigns narratives."

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In a separate message, the top officer spoke about the number of soldiers who died in recent times. "Since 2021 over 500 military personnel have died and been wounded during the course of their mission. The sacrifices were not noticed and there were not pronouncements. https://www.portafolio.co/elecciones-2022/gustavo-petro-ganador-del... that the death and suffering of the heroes of our country is now used to generate other signs.

Gustavo Petro asked the army commander if he had information about connections between generals and groups that were not under the law. If so the commander should file a complaint to the authorities.

"Senator. You should not use your power of investiture ("parliamentary inviolability") to attempt to use the death of our soldiers to make a political statement. Instead, you should fulfill your civic obligation to make a valid complaint to the

@FiscaliaCol of the details that you mention, whoever it is"" the general you mentioned.

Then he added another note: "I remind that senators are part of the same collective as drug trafficking politicians." As https://www.elheraldo.co/gustavo-petro advise to not to generalize. http://www.secretariasenado.gov.co/senadores/53-senadores-2018-2022... is the first priority."

gustavo petro of the most controversial statements by the top official is that Colombians have seen the presidential candidate of the moment receiving cash "in the garbage bag".

"I have never seen a general on television receiving money that is fraudulently obtained. General Zapateiro said that Colombians have seen him receive money from a garbage bag.


The official concluded by declaring that he would seek respect for the longest-running institution in the country. Its members, both men and women, have unreservedly for the protection of democracy across the country for more than 200 year, even sacrificing their own lives.