Colombian president confirms ousting of Bogota mayor

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2. Santos ignores international court ruling, replaces Bogota mayor

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos ignored a ruling of an international court Wednesday and signed off on the controversial impeachment of Bogota’s embattled mayor, the leftist Gustavo Petro.

Following the signing of the decree, Santos took to the airwaves to explain that the removal of the mayor of the country’s capital was consistent with all Colombian laws and that international law defending citizens’ rights to elect and be elected did not apply.

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Immediately after being notified of his impeachment, Petro took to the balcony of the mayoral palace to speak before gathered supports.

The leftist former mayor said that his impeachment was a “coup” bought with the “blood and money from cocaine” before adding that President Santos had “lied” about respecting the IACHR’s precautionary measures.

http://colombiareports.co/santos-ignores-international-court-approves-dismissal-bogota-mayor/