thousands of Supporter of Colombian President Gustavo Petrothey marched this Thursday Demand a new prosecutor from the Supreme Court as replacement for outgoing boss Francisco Barbosawhom the left-wing president accuses of trying to overthrow him.
Trade unionists, students and left-wing parties followed the president’s call to demonstrate in the country’s main cities on the day that the 23 judges of the Supreme Court met to vote for the shortlist of jurists who will appoint Petro to the court year presented at the end of the meeting. Past.
None of the candidates received the 16 votes necessary to take office this Thursday. If this does not happen before February 12, the prosecution would be temporarily assigned to Deputy Attorney General Martha Mancera, Barbosa’s right-hand man.
“We are experiencing a very difficult situation in this country, we have a prosecutor who is more aligned with the bandits (…), a prosecutor who wants to delay his replacement trial,” said Alexander Chala, a retired former military man marched to the central plaza, AFP said. from Bolívar, in Bogotá. AFP
