OAS in the case of Alvaro Uribe – USA and Canada – International

In a letter to OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro, US Congressman Frank Rooney, the highest-ranking Republican on the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere in the House of Representatives, He asks you to monitor the judicial process against former President Álvaro Uribe from now on and guarantee that all due process guarantees are granted.

“Failure to comply with the guarantees of due process, especially in the face of such a politicized investigation, deteriorates the democratic framework and institutions in the Hemisphere. And when it is directed against someone like Uribe, who has a legacy of defending democracy against constant attacks, it is especially dangerous when it comes to clinging to the democratic principles that we share and that are at the heart of the OAS Democratic Charter and the values ​​that we share, “says Rooney.

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Although the congressman says he is pleased with the decision of Judge Clara Salcedo in ordering the release of Uribe, He asks Almagro to “review” the basic guarantees that were applied when investigating and arresting Uribe.

It cites, in turn, the irregularities that occurred in the interception of Uribe’s telephone calls and that were later used in the process before the Supreme Court and that his case is based on the testimony of a witness, Juan Guillermo Monsalve, with a long criminal past. Furthermore, that Uribe’s defense has not been allowed to question him, despite the fact that his testimony was used to open the investigation and then arrest him.