00:00Colombian President Gustavo Petro denounced the stigmatization and persecution of his government's official
00:05and supporters by far-right presidential candidate Averardo de la Espriella.
00:09The head of state said that these are individuals who currently or previously served in his administration
00:15and are now being threatened by de la Espriella with sanctions to be imposed by the U.S. Office of
00:20Foreign Assets Control
00:21simply because they do not share his political views.
00:24Through a message posted on X, the Colombian President warned that de la Espriella had sworn allegiance to the United
00:31States,
00:32a country of which he has been a neutralized citizen since 2023.
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