Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to face trial on bribery, manipulation charges
Prosecutors announced this week they intended to pursue the right-wing Uribe on charges of witness tampering and fraud.
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Prosecutors announced this week they intended to pursue the right-wing Uribe on charges of witness tampering and fraud.
BOGOTÁ (AFP) – Colombia’s prosecutors announced on Tuesday they would try influential ex-president Alvaro Uribe for alleged witness tampering in what will be the first trial of a former head of state in the country’s history. Uribe, who was president between 2002 and 2010, is accused of interfering with witnesses during an investigation into his […]
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said on Wednesday there was no proof to back up charges that he engaged in fraud and witness tampering, calling the long-running legal case against him political revenge. Uribe made his remarks a day after the Colombian attorney general's office said it had presented a written accusation in the case to the Supreme Court. Uribe, who was president from 2002 to 2010 and oversaw a military offensive against leftist guerrilla groups, is being investigated along
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said on Wednesday there was no proof to back up charges that he engaged ...
Prosecutors announced this week they intended to pursue the right-wing Uribe on charges of witness tampering and fraud.