Colombia’s president calls for criminal probe of Trump over deadly boat strikes

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00:00Colombia's president wants a criminal investigation into President Trump and his administration's

00:05officials over this month's lethal military strikes on boats the White House claims were

00:11operated by drug traffickers. The Colombian leader condemned the three deadly attacks in

00:18his address in Spanish to the U.N. General Assembly. Here's his words as translated by

00:23Reuters as he refutes the Trump administration's claims that some targeted in the strikes were

00:29members of Trendy Aragua. The young people killed by missiles in the Caribbean did not belong to

00:35the Trendy Aragua. Perhaps nobody here even knows their names, nor to Hamas. They were from the

00:41Caribbean, possibly Colombians. And if they were Colombians, with apologies to those who dominate

00:47the United Nations, criminal proceedings should be opened against those U.S. officials responsible,

00:52including the top official who gave the order, President Trump. Details on the deadly boat strikes

00:58are scarce. The Trump administration says the first strike occurred on September 2nd and killed 11

01:03people. That boat had left Venezuela and the White House asserts those targeted were members of

01:09Trendy Aragua. In a second strike in mid-September, another boat leaving Venezuela was hit by a U.S.

01:15military strike, killing three. The Trump administration says the vessel was part of a

01:20drug trafficking operation. The most recent boat was struck Friday and killed three people.

01:26Trump said in a Truth Social post, the strike targeted a vessel affiliated with a designated

01:31terrorist organization trafficking illicit narcotics. Dominican authorities say the speedboat was headed

01:37toward their country when it was struck and had allegedly intended to smuggle cocaine aboard the vessel

01:43into the U.S. Democrats and some Republicans have raised concerns about the legality of striking

01:49vessels in international water. And Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he's preparing in case of a U.S.

01:55attack on his nation. Maduro accuses the U.S. of using the military actions as a prelude to

02:01overthrowing his government. For more on this story, download the Strader News app or visit san.com.