The defense team for former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, who is under investigation for alleged witness tampering, has asked for the handling ...
FILE PHOTO: Colombia's former president Alvaro Uribe, speaks during a news conference after a private hearing at Supreme Court of Justice, in Bogota, Colombia October 8, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa GonzalezBOGOTA: The defence team for former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, who is under investigation for alleged witness tampering, has asked for the handling of the case to pass from the Supreme Court to the attorney general's office.
Uribe's critics have alleged his Senate resignation is a ploy to place the case with a potentially less-rigorous legal body. The Supreme Court cited the potential for obstruction of justice when it unanimously ordered the detention of Uribe, perhaps the South American country's most divisive politician. One of Uribe's sons has characterised the measure as a kidnapping.It is the first time ever a Colombian court has detained a former president.
Uribe's seat is expected to be taken up by whichever remaining candidate on his party's list from the 2018 elections got the highest number of votes.
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