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Eduardo Montealegre Resigns as Minister of Justice of Colombia

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Counsel says he resigns to denounce former President Álvaro Uribe before international courts

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Counsel says he resigns to denounce former President Álvaro Uribe before international courts

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The former minister added that he would bring the case to the international courts to seek justice for the humble and hardworking people, while recognizing that the Supreme Court would be expected to yield to the executioner who in the past outraged and bent it.

The Colombian Minister of Justice, Eduardo Montealegre, resigned this Friday in rejection of the ruling of the Bogotá Court that acquitted former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez, whom he described as a “war criminal” and a “corrupt”. The letter sent to the Pre...

The Minister of Justice, Eduardo Montealegre, presented Friday his "unrevocable" resignation to the Petro government to concentrate on fighting the recent acquittal of former President Alvaro Uribe in a case of bribery and procedural fraud. Other news: The United States includes Petro, his family and Minister Armando Benedetti on the Clinton list The Bogotá High Court overturned on Tuesday a historic conviction against the ex-mandator (2002-2010…

The Colombian Minister of Justice, Eduardo Montealegre, resigned this Friday after four months in office, in the midst of his dispute with the prosecutor, claiming that he wants to concentrate on the process against former President Álvaro Uribe to prevent justice from absolving "a war criminal."The entry Resignation of the Colombian Minister of Justice and warns about "traitors" in the government was first published in the Digital Process.

Justice Minister Eduardo Montealegre left his government post after President Gustavo Petro asked him to resign, according to sources at the Casa de Nariño (Narino House of Representatives). Montealegre submitted an "irrevocable" resignation letter, attributing his departure to "deep indignation" over the acquittal of former President Álvaro Uribe. In the letter to President Petro, Montealegre described the Bogotá court's decision as a "prevaric…

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La Silla Vacía broke the news in on Friday, October 24, 2025.
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