Former President Álvaro Uribe claims the trial against him was induced by the government: 'A more representative senator.'

Former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez stated that the trial against him "has been induced by the current government, by its most representative senator (Iván Cepeda)."

In a post on his social media account, the former president addressed the attack on Senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay. " The situation is not one for calm. Miguel Uribe, one of our prominent opposition candidates, is struggling to stay alive," he said.

He then stated: "I, who bear immense political responsibility, am facing a trial. I have done so with respect for justice, for the Judge. I have presented my disagreements with the Prosecutor with frankness and respect. But we cannot forget that this trial was induced by the current government, by its most representative senator."

He then complained about events that arose during the proceedings: "After two motions for dismissal from respectable prosecutors, a prosecutor appointed and promoted by the current Minister of Justice, when he was Santos' attorney general, came to accuse me ," he said.

At the end of his post, he stated: "I was initially imprisoned by a magistrate, a co-worker of Iván Cepeda's wife, a magistrate who was a contractor for the Santos government in the Havana case, of which I was an opponent."

Former President Uribe is accused of witness tampering, simple bribery, and procedural fraud.

Last Tuesday, July 8, Judge Sandra Liliana Heredia announced that the hearing to determine the verdict in the trial against former President Uribe will be held on July 28. That day, it will be known whether he will be convicted or acquitted.

After 67 days of hearings, the trial against the former president ended with a request that he be declared innocent of the three crimes the Prosecutor's Office accuses him of, in what is considered the most important criminal case in the country due to the fact that a former president is the defendant.

"Considering the thoughtful arguments of the Prosecutor's Office, the representatives of the alleged victims, the defense attorneys, and the material defense attorneys, and in order to provide a response commensurate with them, I will take a few days to issue my ruling. Consequently, the date for this ruling has been set for July 28th at 8:30 a.m.," the judge announced.

The Prosecutor's Office has asked Judge Heredia to convict the former president, believing his evidence is sufficiently solid to warrant his prosecution for witness tampering, simple bribery, and procedural fraud. For its part, the Attorney General's Office has requested that Álvaro Uribe be acquitted.

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