Bogota court refuses to drop fraud and bribery charges against Uribe
Prosecution attempt to drop charges despite evidence fails
by Adriaan Alsema May 23, 2023
A Bogota judge thwarted prosecution an attempt to drop fraud and bribery charges against Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe on Tuesday.
The prosecution asked to drop the charges despite compelling evidence suggesting that Uribe tried to manipulate witnesses who had told the court that the former president helped create a paramilitary group in the 1990’s.
Uribe has categorically denied his involvement in terrorism and bribing witnesses to sue Senator Ivan Cepeda on fictitious slander charges.
Cepeda has published multiple books about the former president’s alleged involvement in the creation of the Bloque Metro in his native Antioquia province.
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https://colombiareports.com/bogota-court-refuses-to-drop-fraud-and-bribery-charges-against-uribe/
