‘I don’t care’: Colombia’s President Petro dismisses revocation of US visa
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has dismissed the decision of United States President Donald Trump’s administration to revoke his visa over his criticism of Israel’s war on Gaza, saying that Washington “no longer respects international law”.“I no longer have a visa to travel to the United States. I don’t care. I don’t need a visa … because I’m not only a Colombian citizen but a European citizen, and I truly consider myself a free person in the world,” Petro wrote on X on Saturday.
The US Department of State announced in a social media post on Friday that it had stripped Petro of his US visa, citing his “reckless and incendiary actions” in relation to a speech he gave to protesters outside the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
The post did not provide specific details on Petro’s alleged offence, but footage circulated on social media earlier on Friday showed the Colombian leader joining thousands of pro-Palestine protesters outside the UN building in Midtown Manhattan.
Petro returned to Colombia on Saturday as intended, saying he found out about his visa status upon arrival.
In a post on social media, he said: ” International law grants me immunity to go to the UN and that there should be no reprisals for my free opinion, because I am a free person”.
Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Bogota, Colombia.
Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe
Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera
Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/
Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/
Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile
#Colombia #GustavoPetro #PetroVisaRevoked #USColombiaTensions #FreePalestine #UNGA #USColombiaDiplomaticRow #InternationalLaw #GazaGenocide #IsraelGazaWar Receive SMS online on sms24.me
TubeReader video aggregator is a website that collects and organizes online videos from the YouTube source. Video aggregation is done for different purposes, and TubeReader take different approaches to achieve their purpose.
Our try to collect videos of high quality or interest for visitors to view; the collection may be made by editors or may be based on community votes.
Another method is to base the collection on those videos most viewed, either at the aggregator site or at various popular video hosting sites.
TubeReader site exists to allow users to collect their own sets of videos, for personal use as well as for browsing and viewing by others; TubeReader can develop online communities around video sharing.
Our site allow users to create a personalized video playlist, for personal use as well as for browsing and viewing by others.
@YouTubeReaderBot allows you to subscribe to Youtube channels.
By using @YouTubeReaderBot Bot you agree with YouTube Terms of Service.
Use the @YouTubeReaderBot telegram bot to be the first to be notified when new videos are released on your favorite channels.
Look for new videos or channels and share them with your friends.
You can start using our bot from this video, subscribe now to ‘I don’t care’: Colombia’s President Petro dismisses revocation of US visa
What is YouTube?
YouTube is a free video sharing website that makes it easy to watch online videos. You can even create and upload your own videos to share with others. Originally created in 2005, YouTube is now one of the most popular sites on the Web, with visitors watching around 6 billion hours of video every month.
