Ecuador’s Daniel Noboa accuses Colombia’s Gustavo Petro of ties with a Cartel boss – photos by Wki Commons The crisis between Noboa and Pe...
The crisis between Noboa and Petro reflects the South American dispute between patriots and leftists.
Against the background of Donald J. Trump’s new policy for the Western Hemisphere, many countries – such as Ecuador – have rushed to ally themselves with the US.
But others – such as Colombia – preferred to ally themselves with leftist hacks such as Spain’s embattled PM Pedro Sánchez and denounce Trump’s ‘Shield of the Americas’.
This polarization is leading to a diplomatic and trade crisis between Ecuador and Colombia.
Last Sunday (19), Colombia’s Gustavo Petro said he intends to sue his Ecuadorian president, Daniel Noboa.
Noboa previously accused him of having ties to the leader of the ruthless criminal cartel ‘Fito’.
Associated Press reported:
“Petro announced his decision in a post on X in which he did not provide details of the lawsuit, including the country and venue in which he plans to file it. His threat is the latest twist in the running dispute of the ideologically opposed presidents whose countries are battling surges in crime driven by drug trafficking.
Noboa on Saturday told a Colombian newspaper that Petro had met with members of Ecuador’s largest political opposition party, some of whom ‘have ties to Fito’. Noboa was referring to Adolfo Macías, alias ‘Fito’, the leader of one of Ecuador’s most powerful criminal organizations, who was extradited to the United States last year on drug- and weapon-trafficking charges.”
“’I have decided to file a criminal lawsuit against President Noboa for his slander’, Petro wrote on X on Sunday. He also explained that Noboa ordered the Ecuadorian Army to protect him 24/7 when he visited the coastal city of Manta in May for Noboa’s second term inauguration. Manta has long been a hub for the trafficking of cocaine produced in Colombia.
[…] Petro’s announcement comes during a dispute between the two leaders that has plunged Colombia and Ecuador into a trade war since January, when Noboa unilaterally imposed tariffs on Colombian imports, citing a lack of control at their shared border.”
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