Colombian President Ivan Duque has defended the “innocence” of his mentor and former head of state Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010), whose arrest the Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday in a witness tampering case.
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"I believe and will always believe in the innocence and honor of the one who by his example won a place in the history of Colombia" , declared Ivan Duque, stressing his "friendship with Alvaro Uribe" , in a speech.