Colombia’s constitutional court halts electoral court’s investigation into President Petro

Signing of the labor reform of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, in Bogota

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia’s Constitutional Court on Thursday halted an electoral court’s investigation into President Gustavo Petro.

The court ruled that only the house of representatives can investigate Petro over alleged irregularities in the financing of his 2022 campaign, effectively ending the electoral court’s proceedings.

(Reporting by Luis Jaime Acosta; Editing by Kylie Madry)