He said that the message sent to former President Uribe was an act of solidarity.
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The president of the Congress, Lidio García, responded to the criticism made by President Gustavo Petro for the message of solidarity that he sent the ex -president Álvaro Uribe After the ruling that declared him guilty for two crimes.
Garcia justified his statements and said he will never be disrespectful with judicial decisions. “Simply and plain it is a message of solidarity with someone who gave the country a lot,” pointed out.
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“I am not against judicial decisions, I am respectful of judicial decisions. If it had been the opposite, if it had been Senator Iván Cepeda who had been in the opposite position, because my message would also have been solidarity for him, ”he added.
He affirmed that as the head of the legislative power his intention is to send messages of calm, at a time when the country is supremely polarized.
“It is a message as president of a legislative cell that needs to send messages of tranquility. This is not that I am in favor or against a judicial decision”he said.
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“I am respectful of judicial decisions and that is something that I have said from the first day that I am here as president, In my speech I talked about the independence of powers, which has to be respect for each of them and one of the ways to respect is independence by the Judiciary ”he said.
The president of the Congress considers that the heads of the public authorities must send peace messages, in the middle of the polarization environment that is being presented in the country, after the sentence against former president Álvaro Uribe Vélez.
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