"On Tuesday, during an extended Cabinet meeting, Colombian President Gustavo Petro denounced two plots that initially drew little attention but would have halted the political agenda in almost any other country. As if downplaying it, Petro claimed that earlier this week someone tried to kill him while he was traveling by helicopter. According to his account, the aircraft had to change course and fly over the ocean for four hours before it could land."
"Since the beginning of his term, he has claimed multiple plans to assassinate him, destabilize his government, or sabotage his image. I can't trust anyone, everyone betrays me, he often says in private. That constant distrust or, for his critics, paranoia has roots in his guerrilla past, marked by persecution and betrayal. In this case, as in previous ones, his accusations raise many questions, but he does not publicly substantiate them with evidence or conclusive investigations."
During an extended Cabinet meeting, President Gustavo Petro described two alleged plots: an attempted assassination while he traveled by helicopter that forced a four-hour reroute over the ocean, and a conspiracy to plant psychoactive substances, allegedly cocaine, in his car to sabotage his recent White House meeting. Authorities ordered a police general indirectly implicated in the operation to leave the force. Petro has repeatedly alleged plots since taking office and expresses deep distrust rooted in his guerrilla past marked by persecution and betrayal. The accusations lack publicly presented evidence or conclusive investigations, creating continuous suspicion and eroding confidence in intelligence agencies.
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