“Our lawyers will handle criminal lawsuits”: Francia Márquez announced measures against the president of the Senate

The vice-presidential candidate of the Historical Pact, Francia Márquez, announced that she will take legal action against the president of the Senate, the conservative Congressman Juan Diego Gomez, who assured the guerrilla support in her campaign.

In addition, he indicated that Juan Diego Gómez “today is uncomfortable that a woman who could be the woman he has at home working as a service employee is going to be his vice president, that's what makes him uncomfortable.”

The vice-presidential candidate also stated that “when the president of Congress makes such a statement, what is demonstrating the level of degradation of this country's politics and the level of degradation that they have generated in the institutions of the Colombian State.”

With regard to the threats, Francia Márquez, who has denounced three against her in less than a month, stated that she has not received any response by the national government. He appealed to President Ivan Duque.

In a statement, the parliamentarian of the left-wing community referred to the statements that Gómez delivered in the midst of the political control debate against the national registry, Alexander Vega, where he lashed out against opposition leader Gustavo Petro and his vice-presidential formula, who lead the intent polls vote in the country.

“I had not dared to refer to your party, which accompanies the active ELN to its vice president and celebrate the appointment of this woman. The former FARC and the dissidents have spoken out in favor of their presidential campaign,” said the Conservative Party parliamentarian against the presidential candidate.

Faced with this, Alexander López requested from the collective, which is part of the Historical Pact, to provide guarantees for Francia Márquez so that it can advance its vice-presidential campaign “with peace and quiet”, stating that from the very entities of the State “his life is being put at risk, which cannot be tolerated in any way.”

He also indicated that the mentions of the President of the Senate generate a new act of violence against the vice-presidential candidate, who in recent weeks has received three threats against her life from paramilitary groups, which is why she asked the Government of Iván Duque to speak out against these events in order to avoid “any attack on candidates, especially against a virtuous woman who has only done since she was a child is to defend life, peace, territories and Colombia”.

“Based on this affront to democracy committed by the President of Congress in the midst of the electoral campaign, we will bring the legal actions necessary to protect the life, honor and good name of Francia Márquez in the face of reckless statements that put her life and that of her family at risk,” the letter states.

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