“Officials of the United States government have committed murder and violated our sovereignty in our territorial waters. The fisherman, Alejandro Carranza, had no ties to drug traffickers and his daily work was fishing,” the President of Colombia said on the social network X.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro, in a statement issued from the presidential office in Bogotá, declared that the attack which the United States has described as part of its fight against drug trafficking, took place within maritime territory under Colombian jurisdiction.
Petro also emphasized that these actions make a serious breach of international law and stated that Washington must provide Colombia with a proper explanation. He further stressed that these attacks violate a resolution recently adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Commission, supported by Colombia, which stipulates that all anti-narcotics policies must adhere to human rights principles.
Since the beginning of September, the U.S. military has carried out at least six operations only in Venezuelan waters. This series of attacks, described by U.S. President Donald Trump as part of the fight against drug trafficking, has left at least 27 people dead, including citizens of Venezuela, Colombia, and Trinidad and Tobago.
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