A screen that projects a video with about the management of the mayor of Medellín, specifically the delivery of computers, along with political propaganda from Gustavo Petro’s presidential campaign unleashed a wave of criticism about the alleged improper participation in politics of Mayor Daniel Quintero .
The controversy began in the early hours of the morning, when a citizen video, which captured the content of the unusual projection, began to spread through social networks.
As can be seen in that piece, the screen located in Castilla projects a video on a loop with images of the mayor of Medellín, Daniel Quintero, and high school students, accompanied by subtitles extolling the computer delivery program.
“(…) Many thanks to the Mayor / for the computers he has given us / since it has made our lives much easier / and in the tasks of the College (…)”, the piece read.
Seconds later, after the Medellin Mayor’s Office logo appears, the screen projects an image of candidate Gustavo Petro, wearing the presidential sash, accompanied by the sign “Petro Presidente” and the logo of the Historical Pact political movement.
A journalistic team from EL COLOMBIANO traveled to the place to validate the presence of the electronic fence on the site and was able to confirm that the screen was still in operation on Tuesday afternoon, projecting the same pieces.
The device is located on Carrera 65, between Calles 93 and 92F.
This new controversy occurs in the midst of an environment marked by several indications that point to alleged improper participation in politics by the mayor of Medellín and his government team in favor of Gustavo Petro’s campaign.
The most recent episodes range from a visit to the city by the candidate’s partner, Verónica Alcocer, who was accompanied by the wife of the mayor of Medellín, Diana Osorio, as well as the disbandment of three of the secretaries of the closest circle of the mayor to the Petro campaign: Esteban Restrepo, former Secretary of Government, Juan Pablo Ramírez, former Secretary of Social Inclusion and Juan Carlos Upegui, former Secretary of Non-Violence.
To find out its version on the subject, this newspaper sent a request to the Mayor’s Office of Medellín, from where some sources indicated that the screen in question would not be contracted directly by the municipal administration.
However, until the end of this article, the Mayor’s Office had refrained from issuing an official statement.
Similarly, EL COLOMBIANO also consulted with the campaign of Gustavo Petro, who stated that he was aware of the controversy and assured that he was preparing a statement on the matter.
It should be remembered that the closeness between Quintero’s circle and Gustavo Petro also motivated Medellín councilor Simón Molina last week to file a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office to investigate the alleged participation in politics of the local president.