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Medellín councilman Andrés 'Gury' Rodríguez is facing widespread condemnation and multiple legal complaints after suggesting that areas where presidential candidate Iván Cepeda won over 80% of the vote should be bombed. His comments, made during a city council session on June 23, 2026, have been labeled as incitement to violence and a threat to democracy.
Rodríguez claimed that the high vote for Cepeda in certain regions was due to irregularities and pressure from armed groups (the 'voto fusil' thesis) and advised the incoming government to direct 'attacks, bombings' at those zones. Source: La Silla Vacía
The Defensoría del Pueblo strongly rejected the remarks, calling them 'especially grave' and warning that they stigmatize communities and put lives at risk. The body referred the case to the Fiscalía for investigation of possible criminal conduct. Source: La República Source: Infobae
On June 26, congressmen Gabriel Becerra (Pacto Histórico) filed a criminal complaint for harassment, while Senator Alex Flórez sued for incitement to violence and genocide, also requesting a disciplinary investigation. Source: Infobae
“yo le doy un consejo al próximo presidente (…): si ya sabemos en qué mesas de votación hubo irregularidades, con porcentajes superiores al 80% para Iván Cepeda, los próximos ataques, bombardeos, deben ser dirigidos hacia esas zonas. Allá están los bandidos de este país.”
“Expresamos nuestro rechazo y preocupación por las declaraciones públicas del concejal de Medellín Andrés Felipe Rodríguez, en las que solicita 'bombardear' territorios del país en razón de los resultados electorales obtenidos allí por la candidatura presidencial de Iván Cepeda”
“Señalar territorios como objetivos militares por sus decisiones democráticas constituye un discurso incompatible con el Estado Social y Democrático de Derecho”
Rodríguez has not retracted, instead doubling down by stating that the 'bandits' are in those areas. Source: La República
“El representante a la Cámara Gabriel Becerra informó que radicó una denuncia penal ante la Fiscalía General de la Nación contra Andrés Felipe Rodríguez Puerta por la presunta comisión del delito de hostigamiento”
Procuraduría investigates Medellín councilman for call to bomb areas where Cepeda won