Plot twist in Colombia's trial of the century: did Uribe babble himself into jail?
by Adriaan Alsema October 10, 2019
Colombias former President Alvaro Uribe lied and violated a gag order imposed after the Supreme Court formalized fraud and bribery charges, the alleged victim of the far-right politician said Wednesday.
According to opposition Senator Ivan Cepeda, Uribe violated his gag order related to the case in a lengthy speech on Tuesday that was plagued with lies.
Uribes defense attorney, Jaime Granados denied this. The lawyer told RCN Radio that Uribe was legitimately exercising his right to the defense of his honor.
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Uribes 90-minute blunder?
An hour after the court formalized the criminal charges, Uribe took to social media outlets for an extensive monologue laden with proven lies, distortions of the truth and political propaganda.
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