Colombia asks US to share testimonies of convicted former Uribe-aide .
Colombia asks US to share testimonies of convicted former Uribe-aide .
Wednesday, 22 August 2012 06:14 Katharina Wecker
Colombia has asked the U.S. to share future testimonies made by former President Alvaro Uribe's then-security chief, who plead guilty to aiding paramilitary organization AUC, in order to investigate whether other government officials should be prosecuted, Caracol Radio reported Wednesday.
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If U.S. authorities cooperate, Colombian prosecutors plan to file criminal charges against the disgraced Uribe-aide who so far has not been charged by any Colombian judicial authority.
Additionally, the Prosecutor General's Office hopes to find out which officials helped Santoyo leaking confidential information to the AUC.
According to the guilty plea of Santoyo obtained by Colombian newspaper El Pais, the former general admitted to thwarting anti-trafficking efforts by the U.S. and Colombia in exchange for bribes between 2001 and 2008.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/25656-colombia-asks-us-share-testimonies-of-convicted-former-uribe-aide.html
