How Colombia's Supreme Court found out Uribe allegedly bribed witnesses
Prosecution account reveals detailed accusations against far-right former president
by Adriaan Alsema April 10, 2024
Colombia’s prosecution accused former President Alvaro Uribe of bribing witnesses after the Supreme Court accused him with fraud and witness manipulation.
In a 13-page document that was sent to the court, the prosecution alleged that Uribe coordinated a conspiracy to discredit former paramilitaries’ testimonies about his ties to paramilitary organization AUC.
The conspiracy also sought to fabricate evidence to sustain bogus criminal charges against Senator Ivan Cepeda, who had published a book about the role of Uribe and his brother Santiago in the formation of AUC unit “Bloque Metro.”
This conspiracy had been cooked up by Uribe and his cousin Mario, a former senator and convicted former ally of the AUC, according to the prosecution.
In order to carry out the conspiracy, the former president allegedly hired self-proclaimed “gangstattorney” Diego Cadena and National Electoral Council magistrate Alvaro Prada, who was a representative of Uribe’s far-right Democratic Center party at the time.
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https://colombiareports.com/how-colombias-supreme-court-found-out-uribe-allegedly-bribed-witnesses/
