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What’s next in the Álvaro Uribe case: the Prosecutor’s Office will have 90 days to define whether it insists on preclusion or presents a document of accusation

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Former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez faces judicial proceedings for procedural fraud and bribery of witnesses - credit Colprensa/Sergio Acero.
Former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez faces judicial proceedings for procedural fraud and bribery of witnesses – credit Colprensa/Sergio Acero.

The Superior Court of Bogotá denied a new request from the Attorney General’s Office to preclude the file against Álvaro Uribe for alleged procedural fraud and bribery of witnesses.

According to the magistrates in the case, the prosecuting body lacked conclusive investigative activities, so there are still gaps and uncertainties in several points that must be clarified to determine whether or not there is criminal responsibility of the former president. “There are evidentiary gaps that mean that the court cannot reach the level of knowledge required to revoke the first instance decision,” said Judge Carlos Andrés Guzmán, who read the decision.

Now, the court must deliver to the parties on Monday, October 9, the document in which it explains the assessment it made of the evidence provided. From that moment on, the prosecutor’s office will have 90 days – until January 9 – to announce whether it insists for the fourth time on precluding the case against Uribe or if it finally presents an indictment.



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