Justice minister Carlos Holguin Sardi said to be “worried that they are recording the president of the Republic”. “The seriousness is not in the content of the conversation, which is perfectly normal, but once again a taped conversation of the president appears,” said Holguin and called on the security agencies to investigate the fact.Uribe’s decided in january to file a criminal complaint against the now retired César Julio Valencia, on charges of insult and slander after the president’s cousin, Mario Uribe, was investigated for alleged ties to paramilitary groups.
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