Colombian prosecutors say they will call former President Álvaro Uribe to trial for the alleged crimes of bribery of witnesses in criminal proceedings and procedural fraud, which would make him the first former president to face trial in the Andean country.
FILE - Senator and former president Alvaro Uribe arrives to the Supreme Court for questioning in an investigation for witness tampering charges in Bogota, Colombia, Oct. 8, 2019. Colombian prosecutors said Tuesday, April 9, 2024 that they will call Uribe to trial for the alleged crimes of bribery of witnesses in criminal proceedings and procedural fraud, which would make him the first former Colombian president to face trial.
The announcement represents a change of course in the criminal process against Uribe since the arrival in March of a new attorney general. Under the previous administration, prosecutors tried twice to close the case after not finding “criminal responsibility of the defendant.” However, those requests were rejected by criminal judges.
The prosecution is expected to formalize the accusation against Uribe at a future hearing, whose date is yet to be established. If found guilty of the crime of procedural fraud, Uribe could face up to eight years in prison. The crime of bribing witnesses in criminal proceedings could be punishable by up to twelve years in prison.Mexico releases video of Ecuador’s raid on its embassyThat senator was not prosecuted and, instead, a high court opened a criminal file against Uribe to investigate whether he had been the one who allegedly tried to manipulate witnesses against his opponent.
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