President Gustavo Petro said he did not participate in the funeral acts to avoid “hatred supporters.”
Vice President, France Márquez, referred to the crisis in the Catatumbo.
Camila Díaz – RCN Radio.
Vice President France Márquez had confirmed her assistance to the farewell mass of the senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay in the Primada Cathedral of Colombia; However, minutes before the religious ceremony he changed his decision.
Through your X account, Márquez reported that he would not be in the funeral acts, fulfilling the will of the family, who asked that no government member made presence.
“I want to express my most felt condolences to the wife, family and loved ones of Senator Miguel Uribe. I have been aware that his family has expressed the desire not to receive the presence of government representatives at this time of mourning, And this decision deeply respects and, in coherence with it, I will not attend the funeral honors in the Primada Cathedral of Bogotá, ”he said.
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The official He reiterated his solidarity and accompaniment to the family of also presidential candidate, “Amid the pain that today seizes their loved ones, wishing them strength in this difficult time.”
Also He called the country “to unite, to maintain hope and to work together for reconciliation and peace.” President Gustavo Petro, who assured that he did not attend the funeral out of respect for the family and to prevent his presence to feed political hatreds reacted to the message of the vice president.
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“We don’t go because we don’t want; simply We respect the family and prevent the funeral of Senator Miguel Uribe being taken by the supporters of hate ”, express.
It is worth mentioning that it was the Interior Minister, Armando Benedetti, who explained that the family expressed his desire that there would be no members of the Government in the cathedral.
“I have maintained communication with members of Miguel Uribe’s family and relatives. I was on behalf of the Government this Monday. Yesterday afternoon I expressed the interest of the President of the Republic to attend the funeral honors at some point, to which which The family, after thinking about it for a while, decided that it was better for neither the president nor the government were present at that hours of pain, ” said the minister.
Source: Integrated information system.
