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16feb21
Prosecutor cites former paramilitary chief Juan Carlos el 'Tuso' Sierra in process against Álvaro Uribe Vélez
The Office of the Attorney General of the Nation
quoted the former paramilitary chief Juan Carlos, the 'Tuso' Sierra, within the process against the former president Álvaro Uribe Velez for alleged witness tampering.
His voice It is important since the 'Tuso' Sierra is considered one of the high value witnesses in that process against Álvaro Uribe Vélez.
It must be remembered that, on several occasions, the 'Tuso' Sierra did not respond to the call made by the Supreme Court of Justice to give his version of the same events.
One year and five months after the folders containing all the details of that investigation were handed over to the Prosecutor's Office, the assigned prosecutor, Gabriel Jaimes, decided to summon him to give his statement.
Jaimes it is who must decide whether or not to call Uribe to trial.
The 'Tuso' Sierra should clarify a supposed offer that the congressmen had done to him in 2009 Iván Cepeda, Rodrigo Lara and Piedad Córdoba to provide information on the assumptions links between Santiago and Álvaro Uribe Vélez with paramilitaries.
The victims in the process rejected this decision.
""The prosecutor Jaimes has given a twist to the investigation, which consists neither more nor less in that it has decided that who should be investigated is not the former senator Álvaro Uribe Vélez but the main witness in the process and even to the victims, "said Iván Cepeda.
"It has shown that, as we have denounced, does not provide guarantees of impartiality to the victims and therefore is working diligently to achieve impunity for former senator Álvaro Uribe"He added.
The 'Tuso' Sierra was the witness who assured that upon leaving prison in the United States
met with a journalist who would have told him that the then prosecutor Eduardo Montealegre and the then magistrate José Luis Barceló were going to advocate for him to remain with the benefits of Justice and Peace if he testified against Álvaro Uribe Vélez.
Prosecutor cites the former paramilitary chief 'Tuso' Sierra in the process against Álvaro Uribe Vélez
The decision of the accusing body was rejected by Congressman Iván Cepeda, who said that no guarantees of impartiality are provided.
The Office of the Attorney General of the Nation summoned the former paramilitary chief Juan Carlos, 'Tuso' Sierra, in the process that is being carried out against former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez for alleged manipulation of witnesses.
His voice in that investigation is important since 'Tuso' Sierra is considered one of the high value witnesses in that process against Álvaro Uribe Vélez.
It must be remembered that, on several occasions, 'Tuso' Sierra did not respond to the call made by the Supreme Court of Justice to give his version of the same events.
[Source: Explica, Austin, 16Feb21]
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