Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the US of committing murder following a strike carried out on a boat in Colombian territorial waters in September. In a social media post, Petro accused the US of violating his country's sovereignty and killing a Colombian fisherman. He stated that the boat was adrift with its distress signal active due to an engine failure when it was struck and demanded explanations from the US government.
This tension follows US President Donald Trump's announcement of a strike on a drug-carrying submarine, which reportedly killed two people on Thursday. Trump claimed the US intelligence confirmed the vessel was loaded with mostly fentanyl and other narcotics.
The attack marks at least the sixth US strike on ships in the Caribbean Sea in recent weeks, with this being the first time survivors have been reported. President Petro highlighted earlier on social media that US government officials had committed murder, stating that fisherman Alejandro Carranza had no ties to the drug trade, emphasizing his daily activity was fishing.
Carranza was killed on September 15 when US forces allegedly opened fire on his fishing boat in the Caribbean. Trump defended the boat attacks as necessary to combat drug trafficking from Latin America. However, his administration has yet to provide detailed information regarding the identities of the vessels or their occupants.
UN-appointed human rights experts have condemned these US strikes as extrajudicial executions. In an environment already fraught with tensions over drug enforcement strategies, this incident signifies growing unrest over the US's military actions in the region, raising serious questions about sovereignty and accountability in international military operations.
This tension follows US President Donald Trump's announcement of a strike on a drug-carrying submarine, which reportedly killed two people on Thursday. Trump claimed the US intelligence confirmed the vessel was loaded with mostly fentanyl and other narcotics.
The attack marks at least the sixth US strike on ships in the Caribbean Sea in recent weeks, with this being the first time survivors have been reported. President Petro highlighted earlier on social media that US government officials had committed murder, stating that fisherman Alejandro Carranza had no ties to the drug trade, emphasizing his daily activity was fishing.
Carranza was killed on September 15 when US forces allegedly opened fire on his fishing boat in the Caribbean. Trump defended the boat attacks as necessary to combat drug trafficking from Latin America. However, his administration has yet to provide detailed information regarding the identities of the vessels or their occupants.
UN-appointed human rights experts have condemned these US strikes as extrajudicial executions. In an environment already fraught with tensions over drug enforcement strategies, this incident signifies growing unrest over the US's military actions in the region, raising serious questions about sovereignty and accountability in international military operations.
