June 10 — Colombian President Gustavo Petro denied reports he had been
temporarily suspended, saying a single lawmaker had filed a request with the
House Committee on Investigations and Accusations but that the committee has no
authority to suspend the president. Speaking in New York at a UN Security
Council meeting, Petro said any suspension would require Senate action, warned
the move may breach Colombian law and could be taken to the Supreme Court, and
accused the initiating lawmaker of making demands to the government amounting to
extortion.
