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Judi Lynn

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Mon Oct 14, 2019, 01:54 PM Oct 2019

The state of Colombia vs Alvaro Uribe Part 1: the legal defense


by Adriaan Alsema October 14, 2019

Colombia’s former president Alvaro Uribe, his attorneys and his allies have given hints about their legal defense strategy and political offensive.

The legal defense strategy seeks not just to squash the fraud and bribery charges, but also prevent the accumulation of evidence that could be used to sustain more serious accusations made against the former president.

The political offensive seeks to discredit the judiciary and in particular the magistrate presiding over the case.

The legal defense
Uribe’s attorneys have a mammoth task before them; the defense against the fraud and bribery charges is severely complicated by the other criminal accusations that are also at the court.

These charges include the former president’s alleged complicity in homicides and massacres, and could put Uribe away for life, the fraud and bribery charges cannot.

More:
https://colombiareports.com/the-state-of-colombia-vs-alvaro-uribe-part-1-the-legal-defense/
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The state of Colombia vs Alvaro Uribe Part 1: the legal defense (Original Post) Judi Lynn Oct 2019 OP
Lock him up! Lock him up! regnaD kciN Oct 2019 #1
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