Judge calls for Uribe’s brother and cousin to be investigated

A Supreme Court judge has called for an investigation into the roles of former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe’s brother and cousin in a conspiracy to , reported news network Noticias Uno Sunday.

Magistrate Ivan Velasquez — the main investigator of politicians’ paramilitary ties, who has been the victim of a smear campaign — has pointed to contradictions in the statements given by the ex-president’s brother and cousin, Santiago and Mario Uribe, in the investigation of Sergio Gonzalez, a lawyer who was convicted for his part in the conspiracy.

Gonzalez, the defense lawyer of former paramilitary chief “Tasmania,” was sentenced to five years and 10 months in jail last week Alvaro Uribe

According to Velasquez, Gonzalez’s successful conviction should encourage prosecutors to investigate attempts to discredit ongoing investigations into the parapolitics.

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