Peru declares Colombian president 'persona non grata'
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February 18, 2023
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Lima, Feb 17 (EFE).- The Peruvian Congress Friday declared Colombia President Gustavo Petro “persona non grata” in response to his statements comparing the Peru police to “Nazis.”
The motion, which asked the government to assure Petro “does not enter the national territory,” received 72 votes in favor, 29 against, and seven abstentions.
The motion to embargo the Peruvian president referred to some statements Petro made last week to condemn the extensive deployment of police in the historic center of Lima in response to an anti-government demonstration.
“In Peru, (the police) march like Nazis against their own people, breaking the American Convention on Human Rights,” said Petro.
He has criticized the Peruvian armed forces for repressing the protests raging in the neighboring country for the past two months.
The Colombian president said the convention “does not apply only to left-wing governments.”
“The one who does that is double standards. It applies to all governments and that is our position,” he said.
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It's a shame the radically racist right-wing has controlled Peru such a long, long time, completely with Washington's support throughout.
Hoping for Colombia's first leftist President Gustavo Petro, protection from hard right intentions.
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Monday, February 20th 2023 - 10:21 UTC
Petro has been officially banned from entering Peruvian territory
Peru's one-house Congress approved late Friday by 72 votes in favor, 29 against, and 7 abstentions, the declaration of Colombian President Gustavo Petro as “persona non grata” for his statements likening the local police to Nazi troops. The decision had been endorsed Tuesday by the Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee.
The resolution banning Colombia's first-ever leftwing head of state from entering Peruvian territory adds to the multiple international frictions President Dina Boluarte has been facing after her inauguration following the Dec. 7 impeachment of Pedro Castillo Terrones.
Last weekend, Petro referred to the mobilization of troops made by the Peruvian Police in downtown Lima, while unions and social organizations gathered a few blocks away, to protest against President Dina Boluarte.
“They are marching like Nazis against their own people, breaking the American Convention on Human Rights,” Petro had said about Peru's National Police (PNP) deployments to neutralize popular demonstrations demanding Boluarte's resignation, fresh elections, a Constituent Assembly and Castillo's release from prison.
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https://en.mercopress.com/2023/02/20/gustavo-petro-has-been-officially-banned-from-entering-peruvian-territory
