Miguel Polo Polo also attacked Gustavo Petro for Leyva’s controversial letter: “You can say whatever you want about me, but I always told the truth”

A letter from the former Foreign Minister pointing out to President Petro about alleged drug problems has provoked harsh responses, including statements by Congressman Polo Polo

Andrea Petro, the daughter of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, defended his father in a social media post, after former chancellor Álvaro Leyva accused him of being addicted to drugs.

The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, has responded this Wednesday to a letter in which his former chancellor Álvaro Leyva accuses him of having an addiction to drug use that would have led him to abuse power and rule badly. Although rumors about this issue have been recurring for a long time, this time the accusations came from a former minister: Leyva claims to have verified “the problem of drug addiction” of the president during an offici…

Alfonso Prada, Colombia's ambassador to France, supported President Gustavo Petro's version of what he did during June 20 and 25, 2023 in Paris, as part of a state visit, which returned to the public eye because former Chancellor Alvaro Leyva said it was there that he learned that the president has a supposed drug addiction.During that visit, Prada says, the president “did not take a drink and much less consume some kind of substance.” So he tol…

Former chancellor Álvaro Leyva accused President Gustavo Petro of having a drug problem he said he had found during an official visit by the president to France in June 2023.

The former official also criticized the president for abuse of power and for the tone used in some public appearances