Colombia names attorney general amid political unrest under Gustavo Petro
Al JazeeraMAR 2024
The Spin
Narrative A
The threat of a soft coup to prevent any of the three nominees from being elected attorney general and let Martha Mancera illegitimately run the office has finally been thwarted now that Camargo has been selected. Yet, this process has revealed the clientelistic nature of the establishment in Colombia, one that has turned the attorney general's office into an entity to hinder investigations.
Narrative B
The process of electing a new attorney general has traditionally been lengthy in Colombia, so the actual threat to democracy was Petro calling his most radical supporters to criminally besiege the Supreme Court last month. It's outrageous that the president has supported riots and aggression to try to put pressure on judicial decisions and undermine the independence of courts and judges.