“Diplomatic Coup”: Guaido Fires his “Ambassador” in Colombia – Social Media Outrage
Humberto CalderĂłn Berti, who was fired as âambassadorâ to Colombia by his boss, the self-proclaimed Juan GuaidĂł, advised the Venezuelan deputy on Friday, November 29 and told him to âbe aware of his inner circle because I knew there are some people that are not a good influence and I also asked him to avoid being subjected to tutelageâ.
This new Guaido scandal is being called a “diplomatic coup” against the self-proclaimed by Venezuelan media, allegedly because Calderon was plotting against deputy Guaido from the key post of Bogota where they receive constant “advice” from the US Embassy in Colombia.
After the announcement of his dismissal, Humberto Calderon Berti called for a press conference to provide details about the situation. Venezuelan news portal “Lechuginos” reported that Calderon Berti was being “advised” by US diplomats in Bogota to cancel the press conference.
Remover- despedir por carta a un venezolano de la talla de Humberto CalderĂłn Berti es un error muy grande.Alegar modificaciĂłn a la polĂtica exterior (?) del gobierno colegiado no es creĂble para nada. Venezuela es la q pierde. pic.twitter.com/gxjMZth4hE
â Diego E. Arria (@Diego_Arria) November 27, 2019
Humberto Calderon Berti was replaced by Freddy Superlano, a “Voluntad Popular” deputy who received massive media coverage last February during the alleged “humanitarian aid operation” in Cucuta, not as a result of this political operation but because he was hospitalized after being intoxicated, according to Colombian media and authorities, by prostitutes.
CalderĂłn was fired from his “diplomatic” post on Tuesday, November 26, as GuaidĂł himself announced in a letter. âWe have decided to appoint a new Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia, a position that you have held with dignity to date,â reads an extract from the letter.
Subsequently, in the political environment on the right, various reactions to Guaido’s decision arose, which – for the most part – rejected it, from Maria Corina Machado, Diego Arria and a long list of Venezuelan extreme right politicians. CalderĂłn had advised Guaido to scrutinize his inner circle and to assume his duties without mentors.
CalderĂłn Berti aconseja a GuaidĂł revisar su entorno y asumir sus funciones âsin tutelajeâ https://t.co/0oReYetfj2 pic.twitter.com/IGePKkZfnU
â NTN24 (@NTN24) November 29, 2019
Today, November the 29th, Calderon Berti said in the press conference that his dismissal was due to him investigating a case of embezzlement in the ranks of the opposition sector and that it was also discovered by authorities in Colombia.
â Humberto CalderĂłn B. (@calderonberti) November 29, 2019
âImproper things were happening in that there was a mishandling of those things and I had to pay attention to those things, until the moment the Colombian authorities showed me the alert and showed me documents where they talked about prostitutes, liquor, improper things And what should I do as ambassador? They [said they would] provide me with more information and they provided it to me,â explained Humberto CalderĂłn Berti.
Gracias amiga. En las prĂłximas horas voy a hablarle al paĂs. https://t.co/6RX7nBJ2C7
â Humberto CalderĂłn B. (@calderonberti) November 28, 2019
The now former “diplomat” after answering the questions of journalists, sent a message to GuaidĂł: “I told the president a few months ago to pay attention to his inner circle, I sent him a message with a close friend of his.”
He also suggested that he fully exercise his duties, his responsibility. He added that he will continue in the fight, as he has spent his whole life in the political trenches.
Twitter trail
After this Friday’s press conference, Juan GuaidĂł’s âformer ambassadorâ in Colombia, Humberto CalderĂłn Berti, replied live to a tweet from the Venezuelan journalist based in Miami, Carla Angola, who accused him of having links with senior government officials from NicolĂĄs Maduro’s government.
Querida Carla.: no conozco al General Padrino ni al Doctor Moreno. JamĂĄs he hablado con ellos. Tampoco participe en la hazaĂąa militar del Puente de Altamira. PregĂşntale a los protagonistas de ese evento. https://t.co/P4JddyMZpw
â Humberto CalderĂłn B. (@calderonberti) November 29, 2019
âDear Carla: I don’t know General Padrino (Minister of Defense) or Doctor Moreno (Supreme Court President). I have never talked to them. Nor participated in the military feat of the Altamira Bridge. Ask the protagonists of that eventâ, CalderĂłn Berti said in a reply to Angola’s first post.
The Venezuelan journalist is the executive arm of the Miami-based media in favor of Juan GuaidĂł. After he discharged CalderĂłn Berti as his “ambassador” in Colombia; Angola began her -not very successful- media work to minimize the increasing criticism towards Guaido, as well as to slow down the fall of the already low popularity of deputy Guaido.
Source URL: La IguanaTVÂ with OT content
Translated and edited by JRE/EF
