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Colombian Army Denies Soldier Video Claiming Petro Was Excellent President

Colombia's National Army confirms a video showing a soldier praising ex-president Gustavo Petro was fake and posted by an impersonator.

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A video circulated on social media showing a man in camouflage claiming to be a Colombian soldier who is leaving ex-president Gustavo Petro. [1] The Colombian National Army confirmed that the man in the video does not belong to the institution and is impersonating a soldier. [2] The court upheld a prison sentence of 76 months for Mesa Betancur for the aggravated crime of conspiracy related to his ties to the criminal organization known as 'La Oficina'. [3] The Penal Chamber of the Colombian Supreme Court of Justice confirmed the conviction of former Envigado mayor and former senator José Ignacio Mesa Betancur on 2026-04-12. [4] The Detector de Mentiras found that ex-president Gustavo Petro spread disinformation in at least 126 out of 159 fact-checks during his four-year government. [5] The court ruled that the organization secured bureaucratic power within the municipal administration in exchange for supporting Mesa Betancur's political aspirations. [6] The Supreme Court found that the criminal organization 'La Oficina de Envigado' provided financial resources to Mesa Betancur's political campaigns for the mayoralty of Envigado in 1995 and for his Senate aspirations. [7]
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  1. A video circulated on social media showing a man in camouflage claiming to be a Colombian soldier who is leaving ex-president Gustavo Petro. · La Silla Vacía
  2. The Colombian National Army confirmed that the man in the video does not belong to the institution and is impersonating a soldier. · La Silla Vacía
  3. The court upheld a prison sentence of 76 months for Mesa Betancur for the aggravated crime of conspiracy related to his ties to the criminal organization known as 'La Oficina'. · Caracol Radio
  4. The Penal Chamber of the Colombian Supreme Court of Justice confirmed the conviction of former Envigado mayor and former senator José Ignacio Mesa Betancur on 2026-04-12. · Caracol Radio
  5. The Detector de Mentiras found that ex-president Gustavo Petro spread disinformation in at least 126 out of 159 fact-checks during his four-year government. · La Silla Vacía
  6. The court ruled that the organization secured bureaucratic power within the municipal administration in exchange for supporting Mesa Betancur's political aspirations. · Caracol Radio
  7. The Supreme Court found that the criminal organization 'La Oficina de Envigado' provided financial resources to Mesa Betancur's political campaigns for the mayoralty of Envigado in 1995 and for his Senate aspirations. · Caracol Radio
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