Petro declares national mourning after the death of Vargas Lleras and journalist Mateo Pérez
Mourning grips Colombia after the confirmed assassination of Mateo Pérez, journalist and creator of the digital magazine El Confidente de Yarumal, in Antioquia, a week ago. This tragedy was compounded by the death of former vice president Germán Vargas Lleras, which occurred last Friday, May 8.
TL;DR
- Colombia is observing two days of national mourning.
- The mourning is in honor of journalist Mateo Pérez and former Vice President Germán Vargas Lleras.
- President Gustavo Petro announced the decree.
- The national flag will be flown at half-mast.
- Military tributes will be conducted in memory of Germán Vargas Lleras.