President Gustavo Petro orders investigation for crimes against civilians in the Caribbean Sea

Published at: 01/12/2025 09:54 PM

The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announced that his lawyer, Dan Kovalik, has taken on the legal defense of the family of Alejandro Carranza, a fisherman from the city of Santa Marta, who lost his life in one of the attacks carried out by Washington against boats that supposedly carried drugs in the Caribbean Sea.

This measure responds to allegations of murders of Caribbean civilians that would have occurred under direct orders emanating from the policy of Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, of Donald Trump.

The news was spread by Petro through his social networks, where he states that the State's legal agency, whose priority should be the defense of victims of violence in Colombia, must convene a commission of Colombian lawyers to investigate crimes in the Caribbean Sea.

The American lawyer Dan Kovalik began the judicial defense of the Carranza family, by denouncing this act as an “American murder”, in addition to regretting the lack of solidarity with the victims.

The context of these murders in the Caribbean is amplified by the revelation that lawyers from the two main U.S. parties have combined their efforts to examine Secretary Hegseth's military policy. This examination seeks to determine responsibility for crimes that have allegedly caused the death of Caribbean civilians, focusing on direct orders issued.

In another publication, Petro reiterates his accusation against the United States, stating that actions in the Caribbean and the Pacific constitute “a systematic murder, which is a crime against humanity.”

The investigation of this commission of Colombian lawyers will seek not only to clarify the murder of Alejandro Carranza, but also to establish responsibility for other crimes against civilians in the Caribbean. This step is essential to challenge the use of force in the region and to protect the local population from the lethal consequences of foreign military operations.

President Petro's demand marks a clear stance in defense of national sovereignty and human rights. It seeks to establish a legal precedent that allows Colombia to investigate and prosecute those responsible for violations committed in its jurisdiction, sending a strong message against impunity in Caribbean waters.

Mazo News Team