Magistrate Manuel Antonio Merchán will be the rapporteur of the appeal that will present the defense of former president Uribe.
Magistrate who will receive condemnation against former president Uribe could declare prevented
After the analysis carried out by the constitutionalist, Germán Calderón Spain About the role of Magistrate of the Superior Court of Bogotá, Manuel Antonio Merchán and his judicial actions against the process against the former president, Álvaro Uribe Vélez, concluded that the magistrate of the Criminal Chamber could be declared prevented to receive the appeal against the ruling that condemned the ex -president to 144 months in prison.
According to the expert, the resource that will file the defense bench of former President Uribe, will reach the Merchán magistrate for automatic cast to resolve in the second instance; as well as procedure to guarantee the tests of the “Illegal interceptions” that were included in the process against the ex -president.
In this sense, the magistrate will receive the same process by way of appeal; that It will have a maximum period until August 13 to file. Merchán, who will be the speaker of the case will also be accompanied in his room by the magistrates, Alexandra Ossa and Leonor Oviedo, who will make the decision of ratify, modify or revoke the ruling that condemned former President Uribe.
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“It must be declared prevented because he already resolved, he endorsed the evidence that they are supposedly illegal, But he gave him all credibility and that is why he is absolutely prevented, because those are queen evidence within this process “: the lawyer Spain said.
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However, it is noted that the process could also be subject to other judicial actions such as guardianship actions Against the ruling that condemned the former president after considering that there could be a violation of fundamental rights in the middle of the trial.
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Meanwhile, On October 16 of this year it will be the decisive moment within this judicial processwhose date will be the one that defines the prescription of the process; and if there was no definitive decision for justice, the process could be filed.
Source: Integrated information system
