Govt guarantees Pretelt’s safety (Uribe election bribe)
Govt guarantees Pretelt’s safety
Nov 24, 2010 posted by Cameron Sumpter
Colombia’s Justice and Interior Minister German Vargas Lleras says former minister and ambassador to Italy Sabas Pretelt would be given full protection if he returns to Colombia.
Pretelt denied seeking political asylum in Costa Rica Tuesday, saying he asked for subsidiary protection. “This is not being a refugee ... it protects a person against threats against his life.” The politician said but he fears for his life because he has been accused of bribing congressmen to secure the 2006 re-election of then President Alvaro Uribe.
Vargas Lleras said that Pretelt would receive his status as former minister and receive appropriate security measures.
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The former minister is being investigated for the 2004 bribery of two congressmen who changed their vote on a constitutional change to allow then-President Alvaro Uribe to run for office again in 2006. Both congressmen are currently in jail for having accepted the bribes and approving the constitutional change.
http://colombiareports.co/sabas-pretelt-protection-colombia/
