The Research and Accusation Commission of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia has opened a provisional investigation for the president Gustavo Petro To determine the truthfulness of the former Chancellor Álvaro Leyva, who accused him Without evidence To one alleged drug addiction problem.
The car, dated 10 June, but released on Wednesday, responds to a complaint filed by the former Minister of Justice Wilson Ruiz, based on various letters that Leyva Petro sent him to have a drug addiction problem that would affect his performance as the head of state according to him.
The committee was of the opinion that although Ruiz has no direct knowledge of the facts, The letters “They contain statements that earn verificationAs long as they can meet the fulfillment of the functional tasks, public morality and the suitability of the head of state. “
Last April a group of opposition Congressmen asked the Colombian congress to properly approve the establishment of a medical committee that provided information about the health status of the President after the complaint of Leyva, which he exercised until the beginning of 2024 as a chancellor in the Petro government himself.
The accusations of his former Chancellor, without proof
Leyva, who was the prime minister of Foreign Affairs who was appointed by Petro by accepting the presidency in August 2022, was suspended in January 2024 by the office of the attorney General (Public Prosecution Service) for irregularities in a contract for the issue of passports during his management.
A year later, Leyva started publishing letters in which he talks about the alleged addiction to the drugs of the president and the problems that caused him traveling abroad. The former Chancellor It was based on the fact that the president Two days were absent in France during an official visit Performed in June 2023.
In 2023, the presidency officially justified the expansion of Petro’s stay in the official visit in France, in a decree indicating that there was a “change of agenda and reasons for technical airport order”. Petro defended himself and claimed that he had walked in Paris.
However, the complaint from the former Chancellor caused a high debate in Colombia, until the opposition had the Colombian representatives open an investigation.
