By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA, June 18 (Reuters) – The office of Colombia’s Attorney General has opened an investigation into former President Alvaro Uribe for crimes connected to the creation of a paramilitary group, according to a source and a post from Uribe on social media on Thursday. Uribe, 73, served as Colombia’s president for […]
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Colombia’s attorney general opens probe into ex-president Uribe over paramilitary case
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By Luis Jaime Acosta
BOGOTA, June 18 (Reuters) – The office of Colombia’s Attorney General has opened an investigation into former President Alvaro Uribe for crimes connected to the creation of a paramilitary group, according to a source and a post from Uribe on social media on Thursday.
Uribe, 73, served as Colombia’s president for two consecutive terms between 2002 and 2010. In October, a local court struck down a previous conviction for fraud and bribery.
(Reporting by Luis Jaime Acosta in Bogota; Writing by Andre Romani; Editing by Sarah Morland)