Gustavo Petro continues to question the media for using the photo of his youngest daughter Antonella. Presidency.

After the pat on the ears of the President of the Republic, Gustavo Petrospeak Foundation for Freedom of the Press (FLIP)in which they interrogated him for calling “scoundrel” to the political portal the empty chairthe president brought up the subject again and responded by trilling his official Twitter account.

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In his publication, the Head of State assured that at no time did he point the finger at the said means of being scoundrel but, what he questioned was that they used his daughter’s photo Antonellewho conceived with his current wife, the current first Lady, Veronica Alcocer, in a family tree broadcast on social networks.

“Gentlemen of FLIP, I did not report that La Silla Vacía were scoundrels, I reported that a specific act: publishing the photo of my minor daughter without our authorization, nor that of the mother or father, nor that of my daughter, is a villain,” said the Colombian president.

Petro about FLIP
Petro about FLIP

However, in another tweet from his official profile, Petro used the term to criticize the aforementioned infographic which depicts the president’s descendants, parents, children and former wives. “The empty chair is posting photos of my youngest daughter without her permission or her parents? Isn’t that another villain?” asked the president in an early post.

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Then, in what he called a “respectful letter” He again mentioned the controversy and assured that, after several Internet users launched it against the empty chair, His intention was never to attack them, however, he ratified his annoyance at the use of his youngest daughter’s photo, but expressed solidarity with the medium for the threatening messages they received.

“The press did its critical work on this episode and counted on all the guarantee. My person and those around me are open to public scrutiny, as they have been throughout my life, and I assume, as Head of State, the sacrifices that the country represents for my private life. . However, it is not disputed that the publication of the photograph of a minor requires the authorization of his parents, even if the father of this minor is the President of the Republic”, declared Gustavo Petro.

Trillium by Gustavo Petro
Trillium by Gustavo Petro

Furthermore, he stated that he values ​​the work of the media in a democratic environment and is fully prepared to engage with all parties: “I strongly express my solidarity and firmly reject any suggestion of violence against the press,” the president added. Colombians.

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These publications have generated severe rejection from different fronts, including FLIP, which is the organization that ensures that the media can exercise their free expression. The entity started a vehement thread of trills on social media where scolded to the Head of State for the remarks which, according to the versions, triggered the fury of the supporters of Petro.

Flip Trill
Flip Trill

In the opening paragraphs of its call for attention, FLIP used the arguments of the empty chair and, likewise, assured that the photo of Antonella Petro Alcocer It had been provided by the press team of the Presidency of the Republic. Additionally, they tagged “without engagement Gustavo Petro’s statements on the controversy with the political content portal.

“His trill is unaware that it was his own press team that sent the photo for his use. Also, his persuasive language might prevent coverage from those close to him,” FLIP said, and added that they assumed from this fact that the use of the minor’s photograph was authorized: “Furthermore, this publication does not infringe the rights of the minor and there is no exploitation of her image, since it does not infringe the obligations of Article 47 of the Childhood and Adolescence Code,” FLIP said with further stern objections.

Flip Trill
Flip trill

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