Colombia: President Petro confirmed that the police have orders to capture vote-buyers

Published at: 03/03/2026 12:26 PM

This Tuesday, the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, confirmed through his account on the social network X that the Police have orders to capture vote-buyers and place them under the orders of the Public Prosecutor's Office for crimes against suffrage,

“The buying of votes allows criminals to take over the State and the law against the people,” said the president, after the capture of the security guard of the Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Jaime Lacoutu re, in the midst of an operation against that crime in the municipality of Hatonuevo, La Guajira.

According to a Colombian press report quoted by Prensa Latina, the detainee Luis Acuña, who was traveling in a vehicle with 145 million pesos in cash (just over 38,000 dollars at the current exchange rate) and political propaganda by Senate candidate Daniel Restrepo, of the Conservative Party.

The president warned about the events that he described as irregular in the votes abroad, which began the day before. exaggerated propaganda by the Registrar's Office at international polling stations, which, in its opinion, seeks to increase votes for the interparty consultations, which will also be held next Sunday.

Mazo News Team