Colombia’s Supreme Court Formalizes Fraud Investigation Into Former President Following Testimony

Colombia’s Supreme Court Formalizes Fraud Investigation Into Former President Following Testimony
Alvaro Uribe Velez, former president of the Republic of Colombia, in New York on Sept. 18, 2017. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit
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Colombia’s Supreme Court formalized its investigation into allegations of fraud and witness tampering against Alvaro Uribe Velez on Oct. 8, hours after the controversial former president testified in a landmark legal proceeding.

The hearing was the first time a former president had appeared before the Supreme Court, and the case is one that could see the country’s most powerful and arguably most popular modern politician face jail time.