Father of Murdered Conservative Senator Miguel Uribe Claims Forensics ‘Ruined’ Son’s Body
Father of Slain Senator Speaks Out on Forensic Treatment Miguel Uribe Londoño, whose son, the conservative senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, was murdered, disclosed this week that Colombia’s forensic lab had significantly damaged his son’s body, making it impossible for the family to hold an open-casket funeral. This devastating loss has tested Uribe Londoño’s Catholic faith, […]
Colombia Reverses Conviction of Former Conservative President Álvaro Uribe
Colombia’s Court Overturns Conviction of Former President Uribe On Tuesday, Colombia’s Court of Appeals annulled the controversial conviction of former president Álvaro Uribe Vélez, who had faced charges of bribery and witness tampering. The decision came from a panel of three judges at the Bogotá Superior Court, led by Judge Manuel Mercian. They indicated that […]
Colombian President Gustavo Petro Misses Funeral of Murdered Conservative Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay
Colombia President Gustavo Petro’s Absence at Senator Uribe’s Funeral Colombian President Gustavo Petro opted not to honor the late conservative Senator Miguel Uribe Turbey during the funeral proceedings held in Congress, as reported. Instead, on Tuesday, Petro voiced strong criticisms of the United States and its former President Donald Trump, even implying that Secretary of […]
Colombia Imposes 12 Years of House Arrest on Former Conservative President Álvaro Uribe
Colombian court Judgment Former President Álvaro Uribe has been sentenced to house arrest for 12 years due to charges related to manipulating home arrests and bribing public officials. Moreover, Uribe is barred from public office for 100 months and 20 days, and he faces a fine of 2,420 minimum wages, translating to 3.4 billion Colombian […]
Rubio reacts to the shooting of Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe
US and Latin American Leaders Condemn Attack on Colombian Presidential Candidate Secretary of State Marco Rubio, along with several politicians from the US and Latin America, expressed strong condemnation following the shooting of Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe on Sunday. Rubio described the assassination attempt as a manifestation of the “violent left rhetoric” emerging from […]
NJ businessman Jose Uribe testifies that he bribed ‘Gold Bar Bob’ Menendez with a Mercedes-Benz
A New Jersey businessman testified Friday that he bribed Sen. Bob Menendez, telling jurors in the state Democrat’s federal corruption trial that he offered the lawmaker’s wife a Mercedes-Benz to drop a criminal investigation. “She agreed to the terms” Jose Uribe He spoke to the U.S. District Court in Manhattan. In March 2019, Nadine Menendez […]
Colombian ex-President Uribe charged in witness tampering case
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was indicted on Friday in a long-running investigation into witness tampering. Uribe has been formally indicted on charges of witness tampering and bribery for allegedly trying to discredit a political opponent who was investigating his family’s ties to right-wing paramilitary groups. If convicted, he faces up to 12 years in […]