Judge Sandra Heredia issued a sentence against the ex -president for bribery and procedural fraud. He will fulfill the penalty in his residence.
News Colombia.
This Friday, August 1, Colombian Justice marked a precedent by condemning the former president Álvaro Uribe Vélez to 12 years in prison for the crimes of bribery in criminal action and procedural fraud. The sentence, read by the judge Sandra Liliana Herediaalso establishes a fine of 2,420 current monthly legal minimum wages (SMLMV) and one inability of 100 months and 20 days To exercise public office.
Although the details of the failure will be officially revealed to the 2:00 pmBlu and Caracol Radio had early access to the judicial document that determines the penalty that the ex -president must comply with, which will be developed in home mode.
“Condemn Álvaro Uribe Vélez to the main sentences of 144 months – or what is the same, 12 years in prison – and a fine equivalent to 2,420 monthly legal minimum wages in force, and disqualification for the exercise of public rights and functions of 100 months and 20 days, as determined criminally responsible for the crime of bribery in criminal action in homogeneous competition in heterogene homogeneous, ”reads the failure.
The conviction is related to the ex -president’s actions in a process where he is accused of trying to manipulate witnesses to benefit his legal situation. The case goes back several years and has gone through multiple judicial stages.
This decision represents an unprecedented fact in the country’s recent history: It is the first time that a former Colombian president is criminally convicted In an ordinary court. In addition to its legal impact, the ruling also has important political and social repercussions, since Uribe remains a central figure in the national scene.
It is expected that throughout the day new reactions and analysis of this judicial chapter will be known, considered by many as a symbol that no one is above the law.
Condemnatory sentence Alvaro Uribe Velez by MARIA EMMA JIMENEZ
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