The Ombudsman of Colombia, Iris Maríncriticism against President Gustavo Petro for the macho comments and the behavior he had with one of his officials in a public act in Timbío, Cauca, joined this Saturday.
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Thursday, during an event in that municipality, Petro referred to Gloria Miranda, director of the National Integral Program for the replacement of illegal crops (PNIS): “The government government officials are beautiful. Gloria, like all ministers and officials, are beautiful. So, every time they approach me, gossip journalists write that they are my brides, how are you? ”
In the same intervention, the president mentioned Miranda’s private life: “It turns out that he has just married a month ago, so we lost it. We won it for the country.”. In addition, he passed his arm from the official’s back and supported his hand on the shoulder, a gesture that generated criticism in social networks because he considered an uncomfortable and inappropriate.
Marín reacted on his X account with a hypothetical exercise: “How would you see that a woman in a high position, for example, with a stage with one of the men who works on the Ombudsman said: ‘All men who work with me are handsome and the gossip press says they are my boyfriends. But we lost it because he married ‘? ”
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Congresswoman Jennifer Pedraza, of the dignity and commitment party, also questioned the president and described his “inadmissible” behavior. “The president harass in full speech to an official, refers to his appearance, makes her feel uncomfortable and touches her without her consent, while others applaud as seals,” he said.
In social networks, the episode has caused a broad debate. Journalist Claudia Julieta Duque said: “This is called sexual harassment. And if feminists, petristas, governors and wineries do not see it that way, the problem is them because their fanaticism clouds them.”
The questions They focus that, instead of referring to the institutional work of Miranda, Petro highlighted his physical appearance, which for critics sends a bad message about the treatment of women in public administration.
EFE
