Alvaro Uribe, former President of Colombia, was ordered placed under house arrest by the country’s Supreme Court amid allegations of witness tampering. AP Photo: Ivan Valencia
Álvaro Uribe faces allegations of witness tampering—and the order to place him under house arrest tests the court’s independence in a country where some view the former president as a hero.
August 05, 2020 at 05:27 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.com International
The Colombian Supreme Court’s order of house arrest for former President Álvaro Uribe amid allegations of witness tampering has set up a test for the independence of the country’s judiciary
The order has polarized and stunned many in Colombia, since Uribe is a close ally of sitting President Iván Duque. It’s unusual for high courts in Latin America to take on political elites of this stature.
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