Bogota. A judge of Colombia On Tuesday, he prohibited President Gustavo Petro from using his X account for electoral purposes, four days before the presidential runoff between the far-right Abelardo de la Espriella and the leftist Ivan Cepeda.
The president, very active on networks, has made publications related to Sunday’s elections.
When admitting a legal appeal presented by a citizen, a judge of Medellin estimated that the messages of Peter They suggest disobedience to a previous order from the highest contentious-administrative court, which ordered him not to make electoral allusions in his X account.
The judge ordered the president to “refrain” from “disseminating electoral propaganda or messages aimed at favoring or disfavoring” any of the candidates.
The precautionary measure will be in force until 4:00 p.m. local time on Sunday, when the stores will close. voting centers.
In addition to X’s account, the court prohibited him from using the official channels of the presidency for issues related to the elections, as well as from making references in national and international events.
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Petro has openly supported Cepeda, a senator from his group Historical Pact.
He has also thrown darts against From Espriella. Without mentioning it, Petro assured on Tuesday that one of the candidates is committing a crime by “persecuting” the left.
“I have only spoken about people who are campaigning because they commit crimes and my obligation, as a public official, is to denounce it,” he said in reaction to the judge’s decision during a televised council of ministers.
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