Pablo Felipe Robledo, Gustavo Petro and Nicolás Petro.

The ace social networks they don’t forgive It’s clear, especially when it comes to Twitter. In the social network of the little bird, threats, allusions, criticisms, defenses, accusations, among others, come to light, especially when they arise. controversial cases.

Precisely, in Colombia there is a new controversy related to the Government of Gustavo Petro. exactly, for Nicolas Petroson of the president and representative of Atlántico, accused of having links with drug traffickers and of having received money from them to finance his father’s presidential campaign.

In this regard, and referred to as “#NicoGate” by some users, the former Superintendent of Industry and Commerce and former Deputy Minister of Justice, Paul Philippe Robledoreferred to a tweet from President Petro in 2022 to defend his children, who he said would never do business with the state.

This, a few days after the latter, being a candidate for the Historical pactwon the first round of the presidential elections and qualified for the second round with Rodolfo Hernandezof the League of Anti-Corruption Leaders.

“You can be sure of something. My sons and my daughters will never appear signing commissions in a notary’s office for business that is done by the state or returning land to create free zones,” said the presidential candidate of the time about a note from Semana about his daughter Sofía Petro, who spoke at that time about what awaited her father in the second presidential run

In turn, he said, “I sought for his greatest strength to be education and freedom.”

Quoting this, the former Superintendent of Industry and Commerce and former Deputy Attorney General quoted a well-known old adage: “From saying to doing, there is a long way.”

Tweet by Pablo Felipe Robledo, former Superintendent of Industry and Commerce and former Deputy Minister of Justice.
Tweet by Pablo Felipe Robledo, former Superintendent of Industry and Commerce and former Deputy Minister of Justice.

The most curious thing about this case is that Gustavo Petro’s tweet was made on June 1, 2022, after the first electoral round (May 29), a few days before the second round of the presidential election (June 19) and a little more a month of, as revealed in discussions with Vasquez Daythat Nicolás Petro would have transported $200 million in cash from Bogotá to Barranquilla without arousing suspicion and avoiding checks by the authorities. The date of the conversation between Nicolás and his wife, according to Weekit was July 15, 2022, when Gustavo Petro had already been elected president.

To carry out such a task, they had to resort to the help of several trusted people among family and friends: Germán Londoño and Camilo Burgos (cousin of Nicolas), one person identified as Melissa, another as “Raisa”, and a cousin of Day. Between all of them they would have shared the burden of fifty millions each so as not to transport all the money in blocks.

Faced with all the revelations made by Week and the accusations of his ex-wife, Nicolas Petro released a statement asking for “an investigation to clarify and protect my honor and reputation.” Likewise, he asked the Attorney General of the Nation that he speed up the investigations to clarify everything concerning the alleged money received during the presidential campaign that led his father to the Narino Palace.

The magazine Change revealed the luxuries to which Nicolás Petro has access, among which a penthouse valued at $2,500 million, property in which he currently resides. Expensive space has 330 square meters built. It has three bedrooms, five bathrooms, electric curtains and a 170 square meter terrace.

Nicolás Petro's penthouse in Barranquilla.
Nicolás Petro’s penthouse in Barranquilla.

The aforementioned means of communication, hand in hand with Vasquez Day, the ex-wife of the son of the Head of State, has made public an extract from his account, affiliated with the Davivienda bank, in which we can see deposits of up to 12 million pesos. As Cambio testifies, the transactions would not be compatible with his income as a deputy in the Assembly of Atlántico, which would reach, on average,the $16 million monthly.

In the last month of 2022, as evidenced by the documents, Nicolás Petro would have spent $40 million, who left your account with a remaining balance greater than $70 million. What is peculiar about the situation is that the money he used was not intended to pay for basic expenses, instead it was invested in the likes which range from jewelry even cosmetic treatments.

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