The State vs Alvaro Uribe Day 9: more lawyers and congressional aides
by Adriaan Alsema September 24, 2019
On the sixth day of Colombias trial of the century, the Supreme Court is set to hear two attorneys and two congressional aides over the alleged fraud and bribery practices of former President Alvaro Uribe.
These witnesses are believed to be involved in the admitted bribery of former paramilitary fighter Victor and the alleged attempted bribery of Juan Guillermo Monsalve, one of the key witnesses who claim Uribe formed a death squad in the 1990s.
Witness #25 | Samuel Arturo Sanchez
Samuel Arturo Sanchez is an attorney who used to represent one of the AUCs most important political chiefs, Ernesto Baez. He is called to testify because he also represented Victor, who admitted receiving money from Uribes fixer and self-proclaimed gangstattorney Diego Cadena, on the first day of the trial.
Sanchez is currently under house arrest on criminal conspiracy and bribery charges related to his alleged ties to the mafia in Manizales, the capital of the Caldas department.
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https://colombiareports.com/the-state-vs-alvaro-uribe-day-9-more-lawyers-and-congressional-aides/