• Colombia: Duque criticizes the arrest of Álvaro Uribe by the Supreme Court
  • Colombia.Álvaro Uribe, first former Colombian president to appear before the Supreme Court of Justice

One of the predictions made by politicians since the Supreme Court decreed Álvaro Uribe's house arrest was fulfilled . The senator abandons the seat he won in the 2018 elections. It was the second time he had reached the Senate as head of the Democratic Center.

In a letter published this Tuesday afternoon (night in Spain), the former President supported his decision on reasons such as that "the security measure with house arrest, with the violation of eight procedural guarantees, with illegal and malicious interceptions (. ...) and the selective leaks to political and journalistic adversaries instead of publishing the entire file (...) nullify any expectation of being able to return to the Senate. "

He took advantage of his letter to throw some darts against a high court that he has always criticized. I make "vows", he wrote, "for a justice reform that depoliticizes it by changing the system of election of magistrates. These should reach the high court at a mature age that has dissolved vanities and strengthened the attachment to righteousness, be there for a long time instead of using the swivel chair for business or politics. "

Now the question arises as to whether his process will continue in the hands of the Supreme Court or if it will go to the Attorney General's Office and will continue in the ordinary justice system for having lost jurisdiction. There is jurisprudence that ensures that he will remain in the high court, but other jurists consider that since the facts that he is accused of - manipulation of witnesses and procedural fraud - are not related to the exercise of his parliamentary work, it could well pass to the jurisdiction of the Prosecutor's Office, where he hopes to have a better deal.

What seems certain is that the seat he leaves will be the last popularly elected position held by the one who has been the most influential and popular politician in recent Colombian history. And it could be a setback for President Iván Duque, who loses a fundamental bishop in the main legislative chamber, where he does not have a majority. Also his party, the Democratic Center, may be affected since Uribe exercised almost absolute control and now he must give up the witness.

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