Colombia Supreme Court accuses Uribe of bribery
Colombia Supreme Court accuses Uribe of bribery
By Staff Writers, teleSUR
Thursday, Apr 16, 2015
Colombia’s Supreme Court of Justice named former President Alvaro Uribe as the mastermind behind the bribery scandal that saw three of his former officials found guilty and ordered imprisoned.
The court issued a ruling on Wednesday ordering the detention of former ministers Sabas Pretelt and Diego Palacio as well as the high-ranking secretary of the Presidency, Alberto Velasquez. The three were found guilty of paying bribes to Senators in order to pass a constitutional amendment that would allow Uribe to run for re-election in 2006.
In the communique issued by the court at the time of the ruling, the court pointed the finger directly at Uribe, saying the guilty parties were “following the instructions of then President Alvaro Uribe Velez” when they bribed lawmakers.
According to Semana magazine, the Supreme Court declined to forward its ruling to other judicial bodies in order to investigate Uribe since he is already under investigation for his alleged role in the bribery. The body responsible for that investigation, the Accusation Commission of the Colombian House of Representatives, has been the target of much criticism due to the involvement of some of its members in separate scandals.
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