Uribe’s problems with Colombia’s justice just went from bad to worse
Uribe’s problems with Colombia’s justice just went from bad to worse
written by Stephen Gill July 27, 2016
The legal problems of Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe aggravated Tuesday when a Bogota court ordered evidence of his alleged participation in the wiretapping of political opponents to be sent to the competent judicial authorities.
The ruling by the Bogota district court was part of the sentencing of one of Uribe’s top intelligence officials who was sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in the illegal wiretapping of the Supreme Court, human rights organizations, journalists and politicians who apparently posed a risk to his administration.
Congress’ Accusations Committee has been officially investigating Uribe since 2011 over the wiretapping scandal that has become known as the “Colombian Watergate.”
The scandal spurred major tensions between Uribe and the Supreme Court and the eventual dismantling of intelligence agency DAS.
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