Miguel Uribe “exploded” against Peter: “He was brave to reward criminals but cowardly to protect Colombians”
At the congress of businessmen of the National Federation of Businessmen (Fenalco), which took place in Barranquilla, Atlántico, the Senator of the Republic for the Democratic Center, Miguel Uribe, spoke about the security of the country and the policy of fighting crime. which the national government introduced during the two years of the mandate of President Gustav Petr.
“In 2023, we had more than 11,000 extortion cases, which is the highest in the history of the country. Now, in 2024, it’s almost 7,000 cases so far, which is a 2.7% increase in less than a year,” the congressman explained.
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During his speech, he also harshly criticized the leadership of the head of state, especially the handling of Total Peace and the failed dialogues with various outlaw groups such as the National Liberation Army (ELN), which in its All he has done is disparage Colombians.“Petro was brave when he rewarded criminals, but a coward when he protected Colombians,” Uribe said.
By the way, he said that to achieve peace in Colombia, it is necessary to guarantee security in the territory, stop the expansion and consolidation of armed groups in different regions of the country.
“The truth is that there is a contradiction because those who talk about peace are the executioners and murderers who are responsible for the murders. Peace is not achieved with impunity, but with security,” the opposition leader said.
In this sense, he claimed that the president is not aware of the current situation in the country, while “Petro talks about peace, the ELN is murdering soldiers in Arauca,” he added, referring to more than 30 wounded uniformed persons and three dead. left an attack against the military base of Puerto Jordán, Arauca.
Senator Miguel Uribe also pointed out that other illegal armed groups, such as the FARC dissidents, are murdering social leaders in the department of Cauca. In addition, he expressed concern because the national government has not been effective in preventing the Gulf clan from taking over the country’s drug-trafficking routes.
in the program Throw in EvaSenator Miguel Uribe assured that President Petro is trying to ally himself with criminals instead of protecting Colombians.
In turn, he said that he is constantly traveling to different departments of the country to learn first hand about the problems of the territory and to look for alternatives to improve the conditions. “I am constantly traveling through Colombia because I see people suffering. “Colombia is suffering today,” the congressman said.
Likewise, he said the country is under “a government that is absolutely apathetic and indifferent to the problems of its citizens. And the answer is concrete: Petro is doing badly and Colombia is doing badly. And of course I hit Petra hard, but not with personal arguments, but on the contrary with absolute commitment that I would like a government that would solve the problems that exist today,” he highlighted.
On the other hand, he emphasized that there are still two years left in Peter’s government and also strongly said that the country has suffered a lot of damage due to the bad decisions of the head of state.
“Gustavo Petro has done a lot of damage in two years and will continue to do damage. I am surprised that there are people who believed that Petro could be good. But why? If we already knew him. We’ve been seeing this for years, but I’m optimistic: we’ll end it in 2026,” he said.