The Investigation and Impeachment Committee of the Colombian House of Representatives announced the start of a preliminary inquiry on Wednesday against far-left President Gustavo Petro over his alleged drug addiction.
The inquiry, the Committee explained, stems from a complaint presented by Wilson Ruiz, who served as justice minister between 2020 and 2022 under the administration of conservative former President Iván Duque. Ruiz called upon the Committee to investigate Petro based on the contents of a series of explosive letters published in recent weeks by Petro’s former Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva, who accused the Colombian president of having a drug problem.
The Committee pointed out that, in accordance with Colombian law, it is authorized to adjudicate complaints against the president “for facts that may
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