Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe blasts impending criminal charges
Al JazeeraProsecutors announced this week they intended to pursue the right-wing Uribe on charges of witness tampering and fraud. Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has denounced the charges he faces as an act of political retribution, as he confronts the prospect of a history-making criminal case. But earlier this week, the office of Colombia’s attorney general, Luz Adriana Camargo Garzon, announced that prosecutors would file a criminal complaint alleging Uribe participated in witness tampering and fraud. “Like a large majority of Colombians who have believed and supported Alvaro Uribe Velez, the Democratic Center maintains its firm conviction in the innocence and honourability of the former president whose work and legacy in Colombia have been done with infinite love and a great commitment to the country,” the Democratic Center wrote in a post on Tuesday. After Senator Cepeda raised questions about Uribe’s alleged ties to the AUC paramilitary, prosecutors say the former president attempted to persuade witnesses to retract their statements.
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