President Gustavo Petro ruled on the controversy over the denunciation of an alleged case of sexual abuse by two people who traveled with their entourage to the COP 27 in Egyptthis week.
(See: Two members of Colombia are denounced at COP 27 for sexual harassment).
According to the Foreign Ministry, “The COP 27 Secretariat has informed the Government of Colombia about a complaint against two members of the country’s delegation“.
But the head of state, in 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“, the president trilled.
However, what the president said does not coincide with the statement from the Foreign Ministry.
The Minister of the Interior spoke on this issue. Alfonso Prada, who said: “I confirm that the COP 27 Secretariat requested the Foreign Ministry to suspend the accreditation of 2 people registered in the Colombian delegation, made up of 201 people including 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, let alone members of the presidential delegation. Any information to the contrary is defamatory.“.
The Ministry of Interior also assured that they were given the name of a person as part of the 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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