Former President Álvaro Uribe Receives the Freedom Ballot and Calls for a First Public Event in Colombia

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Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe received the Justice-ordered release ballot while the sentence of twelve years' imprisonment is decided in the second instance.

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Former President Álvaro Uribe received the Justice-ordered freedom ballot on Wednesday and immediately called for a public event in Sabaneta where he made an urgent call to his party to define presidential candidacy. “Democratic Center must choose candidate, hopefully quickly. We have a very long process,” Uribe said during his speech in the municipality of Antioquia. The former president raised the need to expand the electoral base: “And then, …

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After receiving the release ballot after the ruling in his favor, the former president held a public event at the Sabaneta where he made the announcement.

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Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe received the Justice-ordered freedom ballot on Wednesday, while the sentence of twelve years' imprisonment in the home regime to which he was sentenced was decided in the second instance, and immediately called for a public event in the town of Sabaneta, near Medellín. "I just received the freedom ballot. At 5 pm in the streets of Sabaneta. Then Mass in María Auxiliadora. Every minute of my freedom I will …

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In an unexpected turn for the Colombian judicial sphere, the Bogotá High Court revoked the home prison imposed on ex-mandatario Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2002-2010), ordering his immediate release. The judicial decision, issued on Tuesday, August 19, occurred while the appeal filed by his defence against the 12-year sentence that had been handed down to him on August 1 was resolved. The house arrest measure, which the leader of the Democratic Center p…

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President Gustavo Petro questioned the High Court's decision and criticized Uribe's accusations against him, as well as the measures he applied during his term of office.