US EditionColombia Fears U.S. Sanctions As Top Republicans Rally Around Convicted Ex President
- The Ombudsman of Colombia, Iris Marín, warned against stigmatizing Judge Sandra Heredia after she convicted former President Álvaro Uribe, marking the first criminal conviction of a former Colombian head of state.
- Uribe was sentenced to 12 years of house arrest for procedural fraud and bribery related to a 2012 investigation.
- Top Republicans, including Marco Rubio, condemned the ruling and prompted fears of U.S. sanctions against Colombia, similar to those imposed on Brazil recently.
- President Gustavo Petro stated that U.S. sanctions violate the American Convention on Human Rights and urged the U.S. not to interfere in Colombia's judicial system.
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Colombia Sentences Conservative Ex-President Álvaro Uribe to 12 Years House Arrest
A court in Colombia sentenced conservative former President of Colombia Álvaro Uribe Vélez over the weekend to 12 years of house arrest on charges of abuse of procedure and bribery of a public official. The post Colombia Sentences Conservative Ex-President Álvaro Uribe to 12 Years House Arrest appeared first on Breitbart.
The case of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, sentenced in the first instance to twelve years in prison in the house regime is far from over because of the appeal of the sentence that his defense will present this month.
A letter with weight. Twenty-eight former presidents from Latin America, Spain, and Puerto Rico signed a letter of support for former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, for the 12-year sentence he received in the first instance, which includes house arrest. The sentence against Uribe is for alleged witness tampering and is unprecedented in Colombia's recent history. The letter—published by the organization IDEA—is addressed to the UN, the OAS, an…
Twelve years of home imprisonment. Álvaro Uribe Vélez's conviction in the first instance, for the manipulation of witnesses, has no record in the recent history of Colombia. It is necessary to go back to the sixties of the last century to find a former president of the South American country found responsible for a crime, and that was the case of dictator Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, who had been in power until 1957. Nor had it happened that one of th…
Colombian Ombudsman Calls for Respect on Judicial Independence After Uribe’s Conviction - teleSUR English
The Ombudsman of Colombia, Iris Marín, urged respect for judicial independence and to avoid the stigmatization of Judge Sandra Heredia, who issued a conviction in first instance against former President Álvaro Uribe, which includes house arrest, a substantial fine and disqualification from public office. RELATED: Colombia’s Former President Uribe Sentenced to 12 Years of House Arrest The sentence was issued for the crimes of procedural fraud and…
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