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Colombian President-elect Iván Duque has demanded respect for the right of defense of former President Álvaro Uribe, who resigned Tuesday from his Senate seat after being summoned to the Supreme Court a case "We respect the Constitution and its institutions". The former president Uribe and all Colombians must have all the guarantees to fully exercise their right to defense, enjoying their presumption of innocence in "He commented that he knows Uribe and that he is not the only one in the world. He is a witness to his honor, his righteousness, his patriotism and his service to the country and to the rule of law, adding that the former president respects the Constitution and its institutions.
"We express our solidarity with the former President Uribe and his family at this time, and we are sure that his honor and his innocence will prevail."
the one who was quoted Uribe is bound to a process that is followed by alleged manipulation of witnesses that also confronts him to Senator Iván Cepeda, of the leftist party Polo Democrático Alternativo (PDA).
All goes back to 2012, when Uribe denounced Cepeda for alleged use false witnesses accusing him of search for former paramilitaries in the prisons and convince them to testify against him.
Uribe, who was re-elected senator on March 11 with 875,554 votes, the highest vote in the history of Colombia, he took his seat on July 20.
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