In a ruling on shaky legal ground it has just been announced that President Petro has been suspended from office until the election for “participating in politics” by the Congressional Comisión Legal de Investigación y Acusación. Article 127 of the Constitution expressly prohibits a sitting President from engaging in partisan political activities for his or her successor. On the surface it appears that Petro has been dealt a severe blow by the appropriate authority until one digs a bit deeper that is.
It seems that the Commission is controlled by the Pacto Historico. President Petro's opponents in the Abelardo camp are saying that what’s emerging is a clever ploy, or what was supposed to be a clever ploy, to muddy up the already murky waters and enable Petro to claim that since he’s suspended from office that he’s now free to engage in campaign activities.
Some are already saying that Pacto senses that they may have over-played their hand and will attempt to innoculate themselves by insisting that the Commission has no power or jurisdiction in this matter as evidenced by comments from Minister of the Interior and political chameleon Armando Benedetti.
It seems that the Commission is controlled by the Pacto Historico. President Petro's opponents in the Abelardo camp are saying that what’s emerging is a clever ploy, or what was supposed to be a clever ploy, to muddy up the already murky waters and enable Petro to claim that since he’s suspended from office that he’s now free to engage in campaign activities.
Some are already saying that Pacto senses that they may have over-played their hand and will attempt to innoculate themselves by insisting that the Commission has no power or jurisdiction in this matter as evidenced by comments from Minister of the Interior and political chameleon Armando Benedetti.
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