Uribe presented evidence in his defense in the case of pressure on witnesses

The former President of Colombia, Álvaro Uribe Vélez, offered Monday a press conference to present evidence on the case of alleged pressure on witnesses, for which he was called to testify in front of the Supreme Court of Justice. Dr. Álvaro Hernán Prada, he was told that Monsalve was a witness against my brother, against me who wanted to retract. Dr. Alvaro Prada called me in a gesture of solidarity, and he said to me: "If they tell the truth, they say it". "Uribe gave the floor to Congressman Álvaro Hernán Prada to read the conversations he recorded with the convicted Juan Guillermo Monsalve," Uribe said. main witness in this process put forward by the Supreme Court.

For his part, the lawyer of the former president, Jaime Granados, noted that a letter was filed at the high court secretariat "of 47 pages arguing the reasons for the that the defense of Mr. Álvaro Uribe Vélez recuses to the number two investigation hall conformed by three magistrates for several reasons. "

Senator Uribe criticized the behavior of the magistrate who investigated by revealing to the media it was going to investigate

According to Articles 105 and 106 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of Colombia, the challenge must be resolved to continue the judicial process, by which the case against Uribe and Prada would be frost until a decision on the merits of the appeal filed by the lawyer Granados be made.

Writing of NTN24

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