Petro responds to accusations of espionage against his government

This Monday, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petroresponded to accusations against his government for alleged espionage, a fact that triggered the opening of an investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office of his country.

The fact arises from a series of complaints for possible Interception of calls to Colombian judges of the Constitutional Court.

“This government does not do what others did in the past,” Petro wrote on June 24 through his X account. “Since the first day of government, the president’s order to the intelligence agencies is not to use it against the opposition, the press or the courts”.

Luz Adriana Camargo, attorney general of Colombiaannounced on Saturday that It was ordered to start the investigation following complaints received against the Petro government for alleged espionage.

Regarding the tests, the official indicated that There would be information about the interception of communications of the magistrates of the Constitutional Courtas well as others who handle sensitive cases.

Among the details of the plot is that the president of the Constitutional Court, José Fernando Reyes, announced to the prosecutor that the magistrate Jorge Enrique Ibáñez indicated to him that both he and his wife are “victims of persecution by state intelligence agencies”.