The former Colombian president and current senator Alvaro Uribe, still very influential in his country, announced on Tuesday August 4 on Twitter that the justice had ordered his arrest in a case of manipulation of witnesses against an opponent.
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" The deprivation of my freedom causes me deep sadness for my wife, for my family and for Colombians who still believe that I have done something good for the motherland, " tweeted the former head of state ( 2002-2010), a representative of the hard right.