The US revoked the visa of the president of Colombia after his participation in a pro-Palestinian demonstration
The United States announced the cancellation of Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s visa after he joined a pro-Palestinian demonstration in New York on Friday, September 26, and called on the US military not to follow orders from US President Donald Trump. reports Reuters.
“We are revoking Petro’s visa due to his reckless and inflammatory actions,” the US State Department said in a statement.
Petro, who came to the United States to participate in the 80th anniversary session of the UN General Assembly, speaking to the participants of a pro-Palestinian protest outside the UN headquarters in Manhattan, called for the creation of a global armed force with the priority of liberating the Palestinians and said that “this force must be greater than the force of the United States”.
He also addressed the American soldiers:
“That’s why from here in New York, I’m asking all soldiers of the United States military not to point their weapons at people. Don’t follow Trump’s orders. Follow humanity’s orders.”
Earlier, in a speech at the UN General Assembly, Petro called Donald Trump an “accomplice in the genocide” in Gaza and called for “criminal prosecution” in connection with US strikes on boats suspected of drug trafficking in the Caribbean.
