The appointment of the writer Daniel Mendoza as Colombian ambassador to Thailand, It finally fell, after the wave of criticism it received, for tweets with explicit and sexual content, referring to minors, from several years ago.
Mendoza made his statements in a nine minute video which he shared on his X account (@eldelator): “In Bangkok a delicious embassy awaits me that I decided to leave behind, because the whole tsunami of attacks made me go back in time, to my motives and reasons why I did everything”.
“Accepting that embassy, full of luxuries, forced me to face my screams, my anger and my pain and, above all, to cover with the muzzle of good diplomatic customs my unbearable need to tell the truth. Accepting that embassy would be putting my soul back in that prison in which I lived.“added the screenwriter.
In fact, he said that, after being defended by President Petrohe felt moved and excused himself, after receiving the approval: “Mr. President, Gustavo Petro, I beg you to forgive me. I don’t feel right doing this, but I must decline your honorable offer. A thousand thanks and a thousand apologies”.
The news of the appointment had just become known, the criticism did not wait, However, President Petro said: “Out there they are telling me that I cannot name Mr. Mendoza as ambassador, the one who did the ‘Matarife’, because some photos of him naked with some ladies came out“.
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“LThe ladies do not say that they were forced, but that they liked the moment. How do you expect a libertarian and progressive government to prohibit love and making love? Not even if it were Pinochet“added Petro.
Gustavo Petro.
However, strong criticism arose due to the tweets made more than 10 years ago by the creator of Matarife, where he refers to sexual topics with girls and is derogatory when talking about women. Regarding this, Mendoza – in his video – maintained that at that moment his trills “They were part of the novel The Devil is God“, where, supposedly, those who spoke were the characters of the literary production.
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This situation generated great discomfort in the political sectors and among the Government itself, as it was harshly pointed out by congressmen and even by the Ombudsman, Iris Marín. As it is, we are waiting for the new appointment for this Embassy, without knowing if it will be someone with a diplomatic career – as, on repeated occasions, Unidiplo has requested – or with a political career.
VALENTINA DELGADILLO ABELLO
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