Colombia’s statistics chief sacked for claiming Petro did not manipulate statistics

Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella sacked his statistics chief because he claimed he found no anomalies in labor statistics presented by the administration of former President Gustavo Petro. In a press statement, De la Espriella’s press secretary said that DANE director Ricardo Valencia was sacked for claiming “that he had not found any anomalies […] The post Colombia’s statistics chief sacked for claiming Petro did not manipulate statistics appeared first on Colombia News.

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