Bad Bunny, Residente and iLe urge Puerto Rico Governor Rosselló to resign in new protest track, “Afilando Los Cuchillos”
between the governor and 11 aides and members of his cabinet, which were leaked from the Telegram app. The chat logs disclose sexist, homophobic insults and crude remarks, which mock colleagues and political adversaries alike; other targets include stars like Ricky Martin, local activists, and even victims of Hurricane María. Just last week, two former members of Rosselló’s administration were among those arrested by the FBI, which include laundering $15.
“Corruption is a social evil. It’s a social evil in the in the private sector, it’s a social evil in local government and it’s a social evil in the federal government,” an embattled Rosselló said in a press conference on Tuesday morning. The conference followed a chaotic night of demonstrations outside his mansion in Old San Juan,. Although he apologized for the insults and offensive comments made in the chat, Rosselló has insisted that he will not resign.
The arrests and the #TelegramGate controversy have heightened Puerto Ricans’ malcontent, especially after years of economic turmoil under the U.S.-appointed— which have lead to the closing of hundreds of public schools and put additional strain on government services. Rosselló’s administration has also been indifferent to feminist groups’ calls to address the alarming number of femicides and domestic violence in the island.
— Wednesday’s protest is slated to be bigger than Monday night’s and will kick off 5 p.m. local time at the Capitol building in San Juan.
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