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Uribe lawyers file charges against journalists and NGO in reaction to fraud and bribery probe
by Adriaan Alsema October 17, 2019
The attorneys of Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe are filing criminal charges left and right in reaction to a fraud and bribery investigation against the far-right politician.
Over the past week, Uribe’s attorneys filed slander charges against two journalists and an NGO that financially supported the family of a key witness.
The legal actions are part of a counteroffensive that followed last week’s Supreme Court decision to formalize the criminal investigation against Uribe, who is suspected of witness tampering.
Neither the journalists nor the NGO are said to be very impressed by the charges that successfully diverted attention away from Uribe’s mounting legal troubles.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/the-cat-in-the-corner-uribe-lawyers-file-charges-against-journalists-and-ngo/
