“Order the President of the Republic, Iván Duque Márquez, to suspend the legal effects of the authorization for any activity of that military brigade in the national territory within forty-eight (48) hours after notification of this ruling. “
In this way, the Administrative Court of Cundinamarca ruled in favor of a group of opposition congressmen who denounced the executive decision of the Colombian government to allow operations of that group of 53 US military personnel in Colombian territory since June.
“Order the President of the Republic, Iván Duque Márquez, to suspend the legal effects of the authorization for any activity of that military brigade in the national territory within forty-eight (48) hours after notification of this ruling. “Says the sentence.
That determination had caused strong controversies with the Venezuelan government, Nicolás Maduro, who accused Colombia of using that mechanism to spy on and even facilitate an invasion of that country by the United States.
“Justice has just restored our right as senators of the Republic to define on the sovereignty of our country. It is an act of dignity and I hope that the Senate of the Republic lives up to and denies that hostile presence and intervention and that the brigade of the United States Army returns to their country as soon as possible, “said the left-wing senator, Ivan Cepeda, one of the plaintiffs.