Petro speaks out about the case of harassment in its delegation in Egypt

President Gustav Petro He ruled on the controversy over the denunciation of an alleged case of sexual abuse by two people who traveled with his entourage to the COP27 in Egyptthis week.

(See: Two Colombian members denounced at COP 27 for sexual harassment).

According to the Foreign Ministry, “the Secretariat of COP 27 has informed the Government of Colombia about a complaint against two members of the country’s delegation“.

But the head of state, on his Twitter account, assured that the people who would be involved are not from the Presidency.

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“This is a slander. The presidency has no delegates. And the people who were accused are not from the presidency, nor public officials“, trilled the president.

However, what the president said does not coincide with the Foreign Ministry’s statement.

The Minister of the Interior spoke on this subject, Alfonso Prado, who said: “I confirm that the Secretariat of COP 27 requested the Foreign Ministry to suspend accreditation of 2 people registered in the Colombian delegation, made up of 201 people between government officials, civil society, businessmen and representatives of other branches of power“.

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And I add: “The accusations are not related to government officials, much less to members of the presidential delegation. Any information to the contrary is defamatory.“.

The Ministry of the Interior also assured that they were provided with the name of a person as part of those accused of the alleged sexual harassment and that, verifying, that person never traveled to COP 27, “so they could use Colombian credentials illegally“.

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“We ratify that our Government strongly rejects any conduct that disrespects or adds to women and violates their rights and freedoms anywhere in the world.“, concluded the official.

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