Colombian President Petro Vows a Lawsuit After Ecuador's Noboa Alleges Ties to Gang Boss 'Fito'
Petro denied knowing Adolfo Macías and said he will file a criminal suit after Noboa made the accusation without presenting evidence.
- On Sunday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced he will sue Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa for slander after Noboa accused him of ties to a criminal organization, deepening the diplomatic crisis between the South American nations.
- Noboa alleged on Saturday that Petro met with members of Ecuador's largest political opposition party who maintain ties to Adolfo Macías, alias Fito, a criminal leader extradited to the United States last year.
- Petro denied knowing Macías, noting that the Ecuadorian Army provided 24/7 protection during his visit to Manta last year for Noboa's second term inauguration.
- The dispute intensifies a trade war that began in January, as Ecuador progressively raised tariffs on Colombian imports from 30% to 50%, with a final increase to 100% taking effect next month.
- Both nations remain embroiled in battles against crime driven by drug trafficking, as Manta has long served as a hub for cocaine trafficking produced in Colombia.
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Bogotá. Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, announced this Sunday that he will criminally denounce his counterpart from Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, for “calumnia.”
Gustavo Petro, president of Colombia, announced that he is going to file a criminal lawsuit against Daniel Noboa, president of Ecuador, for slander, in reference to a visit by Manta, Ecuador, in 2025 in which he says he has met with a drug trafficker named Fito. “I have decided to criminally sue President Noboa for his slander”Gustavo PetroThe conflict has in substance the requests of Gustavo Petro to request the dispatch to Colombia of politici…
Tension erupted after Noboa claimed that, during his stay in Ecuador, Petro would have met with members of the Citizen Revolution.
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Colombian President Petro vows a lawsuit after Ecuador's Noboa alleges ties to gang boss 'Fito'
Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he will sue Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa. Noboa accused Petro of having ties to a criminal organization leader, escalating tensions between the two countries.
In an unprecedented fact in the history of relations between the two neighbouring countries, the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announced, this Sunday, that he has decided to sue his Ecuadorian counterpart, Daniel Noboa, for slander, after he told the magazine 'Week' that, during a visit to the coastal city of Manta, in May 2025, the Colombian president met with people who allegedly have links with drug traffickers José Adolfo Macías, ali…
In the midst of a long crossover of questions, Noboa reproaches Petro for the alleged lack of support to combat drug trafficking on the border between the two countries, which since February have been waging a trade war with tariffs of 100%.
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