Colombia's war crimes tribunal inquiring about Uribe's alleged paramilitary ties [View all]
Former governor ordered to provide information over AUC's political and business contacts
by Adriaan Alsema July 15, 2022
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP ordered a convicted former governor to provide information about former President Alvaro Uribe’s alleged ties to paramilitary death squads.
The former governor of the Magdalena province, Trino Luna, was sentenced to prison for his ties to paramilitary federation AUC in 2007.
The JEP said on Wednesday that Luna’s case was transferred to the transitional justice system, which would allow the former politician to leave prison early if he cooperates.
The former governor was convicted by the Supreme Court in 2007, but failed to provide information that would help identify the businessmen and politicians that made the Bloque Norte and its commander “Jorge 40,” as powerful as they were.
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Uribe was charges with fraud and bribery by the Supreme Court in 2018 over apparent attempts to conceal his alleged ties to the Bloque Metro, the now-defunct AUC that controlled much of Medellin and the surrounding Antioquia province.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-war-crimes-tribunal-inquiring-about-uribes-alleged-paramilitary-ties/
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Oh, surely there's been a mistake! After all, Pres. George W. Bush did give Álvaro Uribe the U.S. Medal of Honor! How do ya like them apples?
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