Before the WhatsApp messages of Armando Benedetti in which they threaten Laura Saravia and President Gustavo Petro with revealing secrets of the financing of the 2022 campaign, the National Trade Council called for the necessary investigations to be carried out quickly and transparently.
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“We emphatically call on the control bodies and the judiciary to carry out the pertinent investigations quickly, guaranteeing constitutional integrity so that transparency and respect for public institutions and the interests of all Colombians prevail,” the president said. Trade Union Council, made up of the 32 most important trade unions in the country.
Through a statement, they expressed their worry by the content of the public disclosures that hint at possible occurrences of behaviors that diminish the transparency of the democratic process and the legitimacy of the institutions.
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Gustavo Petro met months ago with the National Trade Council.
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“It is necessary that the protagonists of this scandal clarify before the courts and public opinion the scope of their actions”
Finally, the most important unions in the country invited to “maintain sanity and trust” in the independence of public powers.
They also requested that these facts be treated with the utmost seriousness in the protection of the democratic systemin the preservation of public order, magnifying and dignifying the general interest of the nation.
“Today more than ever it is necessary to maintain a climate of trust and transparency in the institutions that promote the economic and social development of the country,” they requested.
Economic unions such as Andi, Fenalco, Analdex, Anato, Asofiduciarias, Acopi and Fasecolda, among others, are part of the Council.
