A member of the Accusations Committee of Colombia’s Congress ordered the suspension of President Gustavo Petro, bypassing all steps that would give such a decision legal validity.

In a ruling, House Representative Gloria Arizabaleta ordered “the provisional suspension of Mr. Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego from his position as president” until June 21 at 4PM.

The ruling shocked colleagues, who said that individual members of the Accusations Committee can’t suspend presidents.

A suspension can only be ordered by the Senate based on the opinion of the House’s entire Accusations Committee.

In a phone call to the daily YouTube program of journalist Daniel Coronell, Arizabaleta reportedly denied filing the decree and said she was still deciding on what decision to take in regards to the president.