Former government officials of President Iván Duque Márquez signed a letter through which they expressed their solidarity with former president Álvaro Uribe Vélezin the face of the judicial decision issued against him.
(Read: Uribe Case: Judge declares him guilty for procedural fraud and bribery in criminal action).
“We reiterate our commitment to the Social State of Law, the independence of the branches of public power and due process as fundamental pillars of our democracy. However, we also consider that respect for these principles implies the possibility of analyzing and questioning, within the institutional and democratic channels, those judicial decisions that, by their nature, impact or circumstances, can generate concern about the integrity of the procedural guarantees and the right guarantees.mentions the letter.
(See: The former president Álvaro Uribe arrives on his ‘day d’ before justice: this is the panorama).
According to the signatories of the letter “Presumption of innocence of former president Álvaro Uribe remains intact and we are certain that, in the appeal stage before the Superior Court of Bogotá, an impartial, objective and rigorous evaluation of the facts and the evidence legally incorporated into the process will be carried out”.
In the letter, The former Duke officials highlighted former President Uribe has been a reference for millions of Colombians, For his commitment to the country, his proximity to citizens and his defense of legality.
(Besides: Opinions divided by two crimes opinions to former president Álvaro Uribe).
“Our position, far from ignoring the legitimacy of the Judiciary, seeks to claim the importance of objective, transparent and free of external pressures. We express our support to former president Álvaro Uribe Vélez, with the certainty that his legacy will be valued with justice by history and that the truth will prevail”they concluded.
Who signed the letter
Alejandra Botero – former director of the DNP
Alicia Arango – former Minister of Interior and Labor
Ana María Palau – former presidential counselor
Angela María Orozco – former Minister of Transportation
Andrés Valencia – former Minister of Agriculture
Carlos Correa – Former Environment Minister
Clara Parra – former presidential counselor
Daniel Palacios – former Interior Minister
Diego Mesa – Former Minister of Mines
Diego Molano – Former Defense Minister
Felipe Buitrago – Former Minister of Culture
Fernando Ruiz – Former Minister of Health
German Quintero – former legal secretary
Gloria María Borrero – former Minister of Justice
Guillermo Botero – Former Defense Minister
Jefferson Mena – former presidential counselor
José Manuel Restrepo – former Minister of Commerce and Finance
Juan Alberto Londoño – Former Vice Minister of Finance
Juan Camilo Restrepo – Former Peace Commissioner
Juan Sebastián Arango – former presidential counselor
Lina Arbeláez – former director ICBF
María Paula Correa – former head of Cabinet
María Victoria Angle – Former Minister of Education
Rafael Guarín – former presidential counselor
Ricardo Lozano – Former Environment Minister
Rodolfo Zea – former Minister of Agriculture
Susana Correa – former Housing Minister
Tito Crissien – former Minister of Science and Technology
Víctor Muñoz – former director of the DaPre
Ximena Lombana – former Minister of Commerce
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