Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office asked a Medellin court on Wednesday to convict the brother of former President Alvaro Uribe for leading a far-right death squad in the 1990s. According to the prosecution, it has sufficiently proven testimonies that Santiago Uribe, a.k.a. “El Patron,” formed and led a death squad dedicated to so-called “social cleansing.” “The […]
The US government is refusing to cooperate with Colombia’s Supreme Court that is investigating former President Alvaro Uribe on fraud and bribery charges, according to weekly Semana. Supreme Court magistrate Cesar Augusto Reyes requested the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in August to surrender records of visits and calls made to extradited paramilitary warlords and […]
The attorneys of Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe are filing criminal charges left and right in reaction to a fraud and bribery investigation against the far-right politician. Over the past week, Uribe’s attorneys filed slander charges against two journalists and an NGO that financially supported the family of a key witness. The legal actions are […]
More than 78% of Colombia’s population agrees with the Supreme Court decision to file criminal charges against former President Alvaro Uribe, according to a poll. The CNC poll that was released on Tuesday is yet another slap in the face for Uribe, his far-right Democratic Center (CD) Party and his protege, President Ivan Duque. The […]
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe was met with chaos on arrival at the Colombia’s Supreme Court where he is expected to defend against fraud and bribery charges. The former president arrived at the Palace of Justice building in Bogota just before 8AM where he was met by both opponents and supporters. Uribe’s far-right political party, […]
Supporters of former President Alvaro Uribe will take to the streets today to express their support of the controversial leader who is expected in court on Tuesday. Sunday’s marches in Medellin, Cali, Barranquilla and Cartagena will be testing the water for the Bogota march organized for Tuesday when Uribe will be defending himself against fraud […]
Colombia’s Supreme Court will hear the fixer of former President Alvaro Uribe for a second time on Monday over his role in Uribe’s alleged criminal practices to silence witnesses. Mafia lawyer Diego Cadena, or “gangstattorney” as he has called himself, was summoned to appear for a second hearing after his initial hearing left questions. Tensions […]
The witness who reportedly confirmed receiving bribes from the fixer of Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe has been moved to another prison amid security concerns, local media reported Monday. “Victor” was called to testify by Uribe’s defense to claim the controversial leader of the far-right Democratic Center party was the victim of a conspiracy, but […]
One of Colombia’s top mafia lawyers, Diego Cadena, is set to defend former President Alvaro Uribe before the Supreme Court on Friday while his own liberty is at risk. Cadena couldn’t possibly be under more pressure; the Prosecutor General’s Office is already investigating Uribe’s fixer over his alleged witness tampering practices and three other criminal […]
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe called to revoke the 2016 peace deal with FARC guerrillas on Thursday, spurring fierce reactions from opinion leaders who support the peace process. Uribe, who has been a bitter opponent of the peace process since before talks began, used the call to arms of the FARC’s former peace negotiator, “Ivan […]