Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe has denied charges of bribery and witness tampering as he made his opening statement in the first criminal trial of a former president in the country’s history. Speaking Monday before a judge in Bogota, Uribe said that he would prove that the charges against him “are politically motivated.
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The case dates back to 2012, when Uribe filed a libel suit against Cepeda with the Supreme Court, the entity charged with investigating elected officials. But in a surprising turn of events, the court dismissed charges against Cepeda and launched an investigation against Uribe in 2018. During Uribe’s presidency Colombia’s military attained some of its biggest victories against rebel groups and pushed fighters from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia into remote pockets of the country, forcing the group’s leadership to enter peace talks with the government that led to the disarmament of more than 13,000 fighters in 2016.Dozens of supporters gathered outside the courthouse Monday, waving Colombian flags and carrying masks depicting the former president’s face.
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