Colombian President Gustavo Petro has condemned Guatemalan Prosecutor Rafael Curruchiche's arrests of two high-ranking Colombian officials as politically driven corruption accusations. Attorney General Luz Adriana Camargo and former Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez face charges related to their involvement with the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) in a corruption probe involving Odebrecht. Petro claims that the Guatemalan judiciary is under the influence of narco-trafficking interests and stated that the presented evidence lacked credibility. Guatemala's government also rejected the arrest warrants, deeming them politically charged and without legal grounding, signaling a complex diplomatic conflict between the two nations.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro criticized the Guatemalan court order for the arrests of senior Colombian officials, claiming it's part of a politically motivated campaign.
Petro emphasized the corruption within Guatemalan legal authorities, asserting that narcotrafficking interests are attempting to control and manipulate government officials.
Guatemala's government openly rejected the arrest warrants, denouncing them as politically charged and lacking a solid basis in legal frameworks.
Curruchiche presented unverified emails as evidence linking Camargo and Velasquez to abuses, which Petro dismissed as attempts to falsely accuse them.
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