Former President Uribe may appear before a judge

According to news from national media, it was noted that there was evidence regarding the accusations made against former President Uribe and that he transferred the situation to the prosecutor’s office so that the process could be carried out.

It emerged in the press that Judge Laura Barrera, as part of the investigation, first took up Uribe’s defense on May 23 and then listened to the prosecution’s arguments.

The Supreme Court of Colombia unanimously transferred the case brought against Uribe, who was president between 2002 and 2010, to the prosecution on September 2, 2020, for accusations of bribery, witness tampering and procedural fraud.

The case began when former senator Iván Cepeda, a leftist, submitted a request to Congress in 2012, alleging that Uribe had connections with former paramilitaries and presented a motion to Congress to investigate this.

In his recent statement, Cepeda emphasized that he stands by his words and said: “The Prosecutor’s Office must process the accusation as soon as possible, the case presented 10 years ago must be decided, there is no other possibility at this stage.”

The Supreme Court decided not to open an investigation against Uribe, who is a member of Congress, but instead approved a lawsuit against the former president to investigate allegations of witness tampering.

The Supreme Court of Colombia decided to place Uribe, who was president between 2002 and 2010, under house arrest on August 5, 2020, in the case where he was tried on charges of bribery and corruption.

With the decision, “for the first time in the country’s history, a statesman was found guilty of corruption and bribery.” (AA)