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Legal investigations into Álvaro Uribe

Overview

Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez testified before the Prosecutor's Office in Bogotá regarding investigations into paramilitary violence in the Antioquia department during the 1990s. Uribe, who served as governor of Antioquia at the time, denied any involvement in the crimes, stating, “I thought I had served the nation, but today I come to say that I have not been a murderer.”

The judicial inquiry focuses on several incidents, including the 1996 La Granja massacre, the 1997 El Aro massacre, the 1998 murder of human rights defender Jesús María Valle Jaramillo, and the 1996 formation of a paramilitary structure in San Roque. Prosecutors are investigating whether Uribe's administration facilitated or promoted paramilitary groups through actions or omissions.

During the proceedings, former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso testified under oath that he had no knowledge of Uribe ordering or supporting the massacres in El Aro or La Granja, and noted that Uribe was not present at meetings preceding the El Aro incursion.

Entities

Jesús María Valle Jaramillo · Salvatore Mancuso · Antioquia · Fiscalía General de la Nación · Unidad Nacional de Protección

Timeline

  1. 7 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Colombia orders UNP to apologize to family of Miguel Uribe Turbay

    A Colombian court ordered the National Protection Unit to publicly apologize to the family of former senator Miguel Uribe Turbay for violating their rights through improper official statements.

  2. 25 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 13 sources
    Álvaro Uribe denies involvement in 1990s Antioquia massacres

    Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe testified before prosecutors, denying responsibility for 1990s paramilitary massacres in Antioquia. Former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso also testified.

Sources

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