In the picture the President of Colombia, Iván Duque. EFE/Mauricio Dueñas Castañeda/Archive
follow that Controversy over the sword of the liberator Simón Bolívarafter this Government of former President Iván Duque, prevented the Saber’s departure for -allegedly- do not have the guidelines up to date. In the last few hours, a video has been released in which the The administrator informed the former head of state that they would take the emblematic weapon with them the independence of Colombia and other South American nations.
There are several versions of the events that took place after President Gustavo Petro asked the Presidential Guard to bring Bolívar’s sword to the public square in downtown Bogotá. One is Darcy Quinn’s, which points to this Iván Duque did not oppose or even resist the departure of the saber from the Casa de Nariño. For his part, Daniel Coronell confirms that Palacio is under the tutelage of the former President began to hamper this liberator’s furniture a few days after possession, especially for his safety.
But another is the story that can be seen in a video recently published, first by Noticias Caracol and which quickly went viral on Twitter, in which It can be seen as an official asks the former president for permission to take the emblematic weapon to Plaza de Bolívar. Iván Duque asks him if all the documents are in order, to which the worker affirms, So the former president gave in and had Simón Bolívar’s saber drawn in.
The former president told the man: “They comply with the duty and proceed once all legal requirements are met.”. The administrator replied: “As ordered, Mr. President. so should”You can hear her in the video.
It is claimed from the Presidential House that the refusal was made for security reasons, since this valuable object of Colombian history would require a policy that protects it in various cases.
Although it is confirmed from the entourage and working group of the next President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, that all security measures have been taken to ensure the well-being of this object during the Presidential handover ceremony.
But according to Semana, the sword would have an all-risk policy worth one billion pesos that would be in effect for 24 hours as of 00:00 this Sunday, August 7.
The policy covers material damage from terrorism, fire, lightning, explosion, water damage and flood. There are also all kinds of natural phenomena, such as hurricanes, earthquakes and volcanic catastrophes.
Everything was planned so that the sword would leave the Casa de Nariño for the Palacio de San Carlos, where the sword would end up in the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for safekeeping. Then he would make the trip to Simón Bolívar Square, at which point – where Petro will be in possession – the receipt would be in the hands of the Bogotá City Hall and the Presidency of the Republic.
In addition to security forces, the Sword of Simón Bolívar would be under the protection of conservation and restoration experts from the Ministry of Culture throughout the route.
Although the measures were guaranteed, Gustavo Petro’s team stated that what happened was an act of “bad people”.
Apparently it wouldn’t be the first time there have been problems between the outgoing government and the work team for the inauguration event of Gustavo Petro’s new government.
For example, the Petro a Semana team explains that a breakfast that was supposed to be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was prevented three times because the decoration of the place and the installation of the equipment to carry it out were not allowed.
Another thing that would show that the union was not harmonious at all would be the meeting between María Juliana Ruiz, wife of Iván Duque, and Verónica Alcocer, wife of Gustavo Petro, since the former did not take part in the formal tour of the Casa de Nariño attended for the incoming first lady.
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